Mitchell, William Hewitt Power
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | William Hewitt Power |
Surname | Mitchell |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leslie Campbell Mitchell and Sarah Jane Mitchell, of North Perth, Western Australia. Husband of Beatrice Joan Mitchell, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NA241 |
Markings | DT-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. C. 18. |
Epitaph | BELOVED SON OF MR. & MRS. L.C. MITCHELL OF NTH.PERTH, WEST AUSTRALIA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 213 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 415345 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 192 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Juction of High St & Reepham Rd, Foulsham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablets at base of Village Sign |
Memorial Text | Remembering all who served at RAF Foulsham 1942-1947 The airfield lay one mile North of this sign, Units based at Foulsham Airfield, 98 Sqdn 1678 HC Flight RAF, 180 Sqdn RAF, 192 Sqdn RAF, 12 Gliderb MU RAF, 514 Sqdn RAF, BSD Unit RAF, 462 Sqdn RAAA+F, El |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1156/64 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1156/63 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-02-1945 |
End Date | 24-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Foulsham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support- in support of the Pforzheim operation |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Holzgerlingen, Germany |