McCracken, William George
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | William George |
Surname | McCracken |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-10-1939 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Gracen McCracken and Lillian McCracken, of St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | N6234 |
Markings | XD-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Spec. Memorial. No. 9. |
Epitaph | OUR DEARLY LOVED SON GRATITUDE SHALL NOT DIE IN OUR HEARTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 207 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 36157 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/958/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/958/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-10-1939 |
End Date | 30-10-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Reconnaissance operation over Germany |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Grodd Berssen, near Meppen |