Parsons, William Earnest
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | William Earnest |
Surname | Parsons |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Henry and Dorothy May Parsons, of Fort William, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND881 |
Markings | LQ-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Montdidier French National Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 5810. |
Epitaph | MAY HIS REST BE IN PEACE, AND HIS DWELLING-PLACE IN THE PARADISE OF GOD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 223 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/23971 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-05-1944 |
End Date | 04-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Gransden Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (83% moon) |
Operation | Montdidier- to bomb the airfield. 92 aircraft, 4 losses, with much damage to the target |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed north of the target. Debris was widely scattered, indicating that the Lancaster had exploded before impact |