Currie, William Matthew
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | William Matthew |
Surname | Currie |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Matthew and Agnes Currie, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK166 |
Markings | KO-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Guidel Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 5. Grave 8. |
Epitaph | HE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT AND DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 151 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/22532 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-02-1943 |
End Date | 14-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Wretham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Lorient. 466 aircraft, 7 losses (1.5%). The heaviest raid on Lorient of the war with more than 1000 tonnes of bombs dropped. Good visibility and concentrated bombing. |
Reason for Loss |