Mount, William Ernest Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Ernest Charles |
Surname | Mount |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William E. Mount and Kate M. Mount, of Hawkinge, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NP969 |
Markings | HD-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 14. H. 15. |
Epitaph | WHO LIVED LONG ENOUGH TO LIVE FOR EVER IN OUR HEARTS. "SMILING THRO' " |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 216 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1893187 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 466 (Australian) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Memorial Gardens, North End Park, Driffield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men and women of 462 and 466 Sqns RAAF who served in Bomber Command during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Listed by CWGC as William Ernest-Harles but IBCC is advised by his nephew that this is an error and in fact his name was William Ernest Charles Mount |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1926/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1926/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-01-1945 |
End Date | 17-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Driffield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (10% moon) |
Operation | Magdeburg. 371 aircraft, 17 losses (4.6%). Bomber Command claimed a successful area raid with 44% of the built-up area of the town being destroyed. |
Reason for Loss |