Hickox, William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William |
Surname | Hickox |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William C. and Lupina Hickox, of Longview, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ502 |
Markings | PT-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 5. C. 21-23. |
Epitaph | WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 181 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/121244 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 420 (Snowy Owl) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 420 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, inscribed Metal Plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in English & French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 420 (RCAF) Sqn |
Location | Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 420 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1826/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1826/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1944 |
End Date | 28-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (31% moon) |
Operation | Bourg-Leopold to bomb the military camp. 331 aircraft, 10 Lost (3.0%). The use of Oboe helped to pinpoint the target exactly resulting in serious damage to the target. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed SW of Overpelt, Belgium |