Dunkerley, William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William |
Surname | Dunkerley |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred C. and Mary Dunkerley, of Wallasey, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE281 |
Markings | OW- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Haaksbergen General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 4. Row 2. Grave 10. |
Epitaph | SON OF ALFRED AND MARY DUNKERLEY WALLASEY, ENGLAND. "HE WILL BE THERE TO GREET US" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 158 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1450680 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 426 (Thunderbird) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with Inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Canadian personnel who served at RAF Linton on Ouse during WW2, including 408 and 426 Sqns RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1841/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1841/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-05-1943 |
End Date | 24-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (78% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund. 826 aircraft- the largest since the 1000 bomber raids. 38 aircraft Lost (4.6%). PFF met with clear conditions and marked the target accurately, leading to a good raid. Much devastation was wreaked across large parts of the city. In particular the Hoesch steelworks were put out of action. 624 were killed. This was the last sizeable raid on Dortmund for exactly one year. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Haaksbergen, Holland |