Hallyburton, William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William |
Surname | Hallyburton |
Gender | M |
Date of Death | 29-07-1942 |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1605 |
Markings | KO-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. A. 13. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 175 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1066233 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Squadron Motto | Despite the elements |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1942 |
End Date | 29-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg. Was to have been a much larger raid but bad weather in the north of England prevented many Squadrons taking part. Further bad weather en route- the 91 Group OTU aircraft were recalled, the rest becoming scattered. Only 68 bombed the target but a hospital was hit. Heavy aircraft losses including 15.2% of 4 Group OTU Wellingtons |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Köberich & Unteroffizier Heidenreich of Stab II./NJG 3, who had taken off from Schleswig airfield at 23:42 hrs, in Bf 110E |