Davies, William James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William James |
Surname | Davies |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James William and Henrietta Davies. Husband of Beatrice Davies, of Ladywell, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9350 |
Markings | BU-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. J. 4. |
Epitaph | YOU ARE EVER IN MY THOUGHTS, NONE CAN ROB ME OF MY DREAMS. EVERLOVING WIFE BEE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 153 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1266757 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1321/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1321/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-09-1942 |
End Date | 17-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Essen. 369 aircraft, 39 losses (10.6%). Bombing was scattered but this was a successful raid on a difficult target. Considerable damage sustained at the strategic Krupps works and bombs also fell in neighbouring Wuppertal and Bochum |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Bomal, Belgium |