Fairgrieve, William Chard
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | William Chard |
Surname | Fairgrieve |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Date of Death | 17-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William T. and Claire C. Fairgrieve, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Husband of Marjorie K. Fairgrieve. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB751 |
Markings | NA-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sejero Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 153. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 162 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/25437 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Squadron Motto | Usque ad finem (To the very end) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
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
Sgt. Robert Emmett Toomey (R82585/C90314) was the flight engineer and sole survivor. He was taken prisoner on Sejero Island, Denmark and sent to Stalag Luft 7, Bankau as POW 683. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1850/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1850/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-08-1944 |
End Date | 17-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Stettin. 461 Lancasters, 5 lost (1.1%). An accurate attack with much damage to the port and industrial areas. Five ships were sunk and 8 seriously damaged. The death toll was very high- 1150 with 1654 being injured |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the Baltic Sea |