Pasterfield, William Ernest Newton
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | William Ernest Newton |
Surname | Pasterfield |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of The Revd. Bertie James Pasterfield, A.K.C., and Lilian Bishop Pasterfield, of Armitage Rectory, Staffordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Douglas Boston III |
Serial Number | Z2265 |
Markings | MQ-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 71. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 223 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 106232 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 226 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13696 (P368143/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1406/46 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1406/45 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-04-1942 |
End Date | 25-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Swanton Morley |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Circus- to bomb a dry dock at Dunkirk |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by two Fw190s, sending the aircraft into the Channel |