Hills, William James
Personal Information
Rank | WO2 |
Forename(s) | William James |
Surname | Hills |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Chelsey and Edna Violet May Hills, of Kinsey, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EF361 |
Markings | MG-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. D. 22. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 182 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/107211 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Hills Point, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Point |
Memorial Text |
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/9 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/8 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-05-1943 |
End Date | 26-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (57% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf. 759 aircraft, 27 losses (3.6%). This raid was a failure since PFF had great difficulty in marking the target due to two layers of cloud. Decoy fires and markers were also being operated. Bombing was scattered as a result. |
Reason for Loss | Caught in the blast of an exploding Halifax (JB837 KN-D) from 77 Squadron. Crashed near Jülich, Germany |