Foale, William Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Gordon |
Surname | Foale |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Amy Florence Foale, of Ealing, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7579 |
Markings | MG-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 83. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 165 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 568446 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-08-1942 |
End Date | 14-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (4% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the Daffodils area |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Nymindegab |