De Witt, William Norton
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | William Norton |
Surname | De Witt |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Jacob and Julia Maria Hill De Witt, of St. Andrews East, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB845 |
Markings | VR-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 50. E. 6. |
Epitaph | SON OF JACOB AND JULIA DE WITT, OF SAINT ANDREWS EAST, QUEBEC, CANADA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 154 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/41610 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-03-1945 |
End Date | 06-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (62% moon) |
Operation | Chemnitz- continuation of Operation Thunderclap. 760 aircraft. Severe icing conditions over home bases cost 9 aircraft, especially from 426 Sqn. A further 22 aircraft were lost on the operation. The centre and south of the city were badly damaged by fire. Several important factories were destroyed, including the Siegmar tank engine plant. |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have been subject to severe icing on the return leg. Crashed at Drayton Parslow, NNE of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire |