Collier, William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William |
Surname | Collier |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John William and Edith Collier, of Swinton, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE543 |
Markings | NA-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 145. |
Epitaph | - |
Ribbon Stone | 0881 (Block 10, Column 16, Row 1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 146 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1500013 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Sgt W 'Bill' Collier 428 (Ghost) Sqn 29.4.43 Age 20 |
Location | Adjacent to fomer St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 428 (RCAF) Sqn at Middleton St. George during WWII, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1849/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1849/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-04-1943 |
End Date | 29-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Dalton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (32% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the Rosemary region |
Reason for Loss | Presumed crashed into the sea |