Ellis, William Tidswell
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | William Tidswell |
Surname | Ellis |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Ethel May Ellis, of Auckland City, New Zealand. Husband of Daisy Ellis, of Auckland City. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W1271 |
Markings | VR-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 25. C. 8. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 160 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 413703 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to fomer St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 428 (RCAF) Sqn at Middleton St. George during WWII, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice |
Miscellaneous Information
Attached to 419 Sqn for operational experience |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1849/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1849/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-06-1943 |
End Date | 22-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Krefeld. 705 aircraft, 44 losses (6.2%) with night-fighters counting for most of the losses (the night was moonlit). PFF marking was near-perfect (using Oboe). A large fire in the centre of Krefeld raged unchecked for many hours. Over 5500 houses destroyed, 1056 people killed and 72000 bombed out of their homes. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Rucphen, Holland |