Purnell-Edwards, William Paston Liddon
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Paston Liddon |
Surname | Purnell-Edwards |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Purnell Purnell-Edwards and of Gwladis Ruth Purnell-Edwards (Nee Liddon), of Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Republic of Ireland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM165 |
Markings | XY-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 236. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 229 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 605673 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 186 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Eire |
Miscellaneous Information
Aircraft on loan from 90 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-10-1944 |
End Date | 15-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tuddenham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (5% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg- continuation of Operation Hurricane to demonstrate Bomber Command and the US 8th Air Force's overwhelming air superiority to the enemy. 1005 aircraft, 7 lost (0.7%). A two-wave attack, two hours apart. 941 aircraft were able to drop their bomb loads totalling 4040 tons of high explosives and 500 tons of incendiaries. No local report is available, most probably due to the sheer level of disarray following the destructive force of two days of bombing, totalling almost 9000 tons of bombs. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |