Polgrean, William Henry
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | William Henry |
Surname | Polgrean |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Henry and Irene Polgrean, of Mousehole, Cornwall. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LL558 |
Markings | LK-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5A. L. 5. |
Epitaph | JESUS LIVES! HENCEFORTH IS DEATH BUT THE GATE TO LIFE IMMORTAL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 227 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 137230 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 578 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to A19, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | For all who served in 578 Squadron Royal Air Force Burn 1944 - 1945 |
Location | Methodist Church, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text |
Location | Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in Glass topped wooden cabinet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all 578 Sqn Aircrew who failed to return from Ops at RAF Burn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2101/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-03-1945 |
End Date | 08-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Burn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Hemmingstedt- for an attack on the Deutche Erdoel oil refinery. 281 aircraft, 5 lost. The bombs fell between 2 and 3 miles from the target. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a combination of flak and a night-fighter, crashing near Averlak, north of Brünsbuttel |