Ross, William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William |
Surname | Ross |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas S. Ross and Elizabeth Ross, of Calne, Wiltshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N6034 |
Markings | MG- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Longuenesse Souvenir Cemetery, St. Omer |
Grave Reference | Plot 9. Row B. Grave 13 (Coll.) |
Epitaph | FOR OUR TO-DAY HE GAVE HIS TO-MORROW |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 235 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 570966 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7471 (P360362/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/98/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/98/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-07-1941 |
End Date | 08-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Mazingarbe |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak, damaging starboard inner engine. Crashed near Bethune, Pas-de-Calais |