Gourley, William Henry James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Henry James |
Surname | Gourley |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Florence May Gourley. of Haberfield, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax I |
Serial Number | L9529 |
Markings | MP- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pornic War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. AB. 6. |
Epitaph | "OUR BILL" LOVED AND REMEMBERED ALWAYS BY MUM AND SISTER KATH. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 171 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 402118 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 76 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Behind old Main Guardroom, former Holme On Spalding Moor Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In Remembrance of the aircrew members from the UK,Australia,New Zealand,Canada and Norway,who gave their lives in the cause of freedom in operational sorties against the enemy from 76 Sqn 1941-1945 and to the ground personal who lost their lives by enemy |
Location | All Saints Church, Holme On Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour within Wooden Box with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | S G Window In memory of 76 Sqn R.A.F / Roll of honour In memory of those members of 76 Sqn R.A.F who were killed on active service 1939-1954 |
Miscellaneous Information
The squadron was using Stanton Harcourt as a forward operating base from its home airfield at Middleton St George |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7849 (P360817/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/650/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/650/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-07-1941 |
End Date | 24-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Stanton Harcourt |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | La Pallice- to attack the Scharnhorst |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been shot down by night-fighters SW of Lucon, France |