Johnson, William Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William Ernest |
Surname | Johnson |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry H. and Alice E. Johnson, of Galt, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | BF353 |
Markings | LS-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 104. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 190 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/84435 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/42 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/41 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-09-1942 |
End Date | 17-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Essen. 369 aircraft, 39 losses (10.6%). Bombing was scattered but this was a successful raid on a difficult target. Considerable damage sustained at the strategic Krupps works and bombs also fell in neighbouring Wuppertal and Bochum |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the Ijsselmeer, NW of Harderwijk |