Duthie, William Peter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Peter |
Surname | Duthie |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert McKay Duthie, and Lily Eliza Duthie, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Brother or Lester Duthie and Gordon Duthie, both of whom served in RCAF and survived the war. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | BT630 |
Markings | VR-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sleen General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 12. Grave 286. |
Epitaph | THERE IS HONOUR IN DUTY WELL DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 158 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/58766 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Duthie Lake, Manitoba; 25km NW of Wekusko Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
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 27/1822/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-02-1943 |
End Date | 04-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg. 263 aircraft, 16 losses (6.1%). Severe icing over the channel caused many crews to return early. H2S again proved ineffective, leading to scattered bombing throughout the city. |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been shot down by an Fw 190 and crashed near Emmen, Holland |