May, William Bronwhill
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Bronwhill |
Surname | May |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Ada Jane May, of Bermondsey, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND924 |
Markings | F2-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 234. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 206 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1684015 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 635 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2157/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-05-1944 |
End Date | 13-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Hasselt- to attack railway yards. 132 aircraft but only 39 bombed and all missed the target due to haze. The Master Bomber ordered that the raid be stopped. Five Lancasters Lost (3.8%). |
Reason for Loss | Shot down at 00:02 by a night-fighter flown by Hptm. Ernst-Wilhelm Modrow, of 2./NJG1, 15km south east of Bergen at 3,800m and crashed into the Oosterschelde off Stavenisse, Holland. |