Meaker, William Roy
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Roy |
Surname | Meaker |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Meaker, and of Clare Meaker, of Newport, Monmouthshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | V6323 |
Markings | YH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 48. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 211 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 917235 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 21 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Detached to Coastal Command at the time |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6753 (P359491/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/263/42 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/263/41 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-06-1941 |
End Date | 04-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- Navex |
Reason for Loss | The Kinaird Head Coastguard heard a splash and an explosion two miles distant after seeing two aircraft disappear into the mist. They launched the 'John and Charles Kennedy' lifeboat to investigate. They found only a patch of oil, a deflated life raft and a few items of flotsam belonging to a Blenheim bomber. |