Gracie, William
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | William |
Surname | Gracie |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Lucy Gracie, of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW120 |
Markings | BM-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Arnoult-des-Bois Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 172 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/90216 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 433 (Porcupine) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Miscellaneous Information
Of the surviving crew members, one evaded capture and the rest became PoW |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1862/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1862/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-07-1944 |
End Date | 05-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Villeneuve St Georges- to attack railway yards. Part of a 282 strong bomber force to attack railway yards at Orléans and Villeneuve St Georges. Both were accurately hit but with the loss of 25 aircraft in all (8.9%). |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night-fighter, setting light to both port engines. Partially abandoned and crashed at St Arnoult des Bois, WNW of Chartres, France |