MacGregor, William Florence
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Florence |
Surname | MacGregor |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Andrew and Alice Macgregor. Husband of Beatrice Macgregor, of Rochdale, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5522 |
Markings | LQ-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 47. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 202 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 938105 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Miscellaneous Information
First crew lost flying with an RCAF bomber squadron |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6961 (P359753/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-06-1941 |
End Date | 17-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (47% moon) |
Operation | Cologne |
Reason for Loss | Presumed lost at sea |