Olde, William James
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | William James |
Surname | Olde |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Symons Moyse Olde and Violet Blanche Searle Olde, of Boscastle. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ427 |
Markings | HS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Forrabury (St. Symphorian) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 220 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 134657 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 109 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 |
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Roll of Honour, Gp & Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to those who served at RAF Little Staughton during WW2, including 109 Sqn |
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Gardens, Wyton, Cambridgshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wyton during WW2, including 109 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/853/44 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/853/43 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-03-1943 |
End Date | 19-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Structural failure lead to the aircraft crashing near to Boston. Lincs |
Reason for Loss |