Hawkins, William Bennett
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | William Bennett |
Surname | Hawkins |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Agnes E. Hawkins. Husband of Muriel Florence Hawkins, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | LW279 |
Markings | QY-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Row E. Grave 7. |
Epitaph | GOD CALLED HIM HOME IT WAS HIS WILL BUT IN OUR HEARTS WE LOVE HIM STILL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 179 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/35828 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1666 HCU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Hawkins Lake, Manitoba; 15km east of God's Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | St. Gregory Minster, Kirkdale, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian Airmen who flew from RAF Wombleton during WW2, including 1666 HCU |
Location | Roadside location, Wombleton, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian Airmen who flew from RAF Wombleton during WW2, including 1666 HCU |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-06-1944 |
End Date | 08-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wombleton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Training- Bullseye detail |
Reason for Loss | Crashed ESE of Thirsk, Yorkshire and burst into flames. A sudden deterioration in visibility was said to be a factor. |