Hardwick, William John
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | William John |
Surname | Hardwick |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold and Daisy Florence Hardwick, of Eynsham, Oxfordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB758 |
Markings | NA-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. B. 14. |
Epitaph | IN PEACE AND HONOUR REST YOU, MY SON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 177 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 183072 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 |
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 | 12-08-1944 |
End Date | 13-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (30% moon) |
Operation | Braunschweig. 379 aircraft, 27 losses (7.1%). This was an experimental raid with no PFF marking to determine how accurate an H2S only raid could be. The raid was not a success and bombing was very scattered. The local report classifies it as a heavy raid nonetheless. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Winsen, NW of Celle, Germany |