Ryan, William Patrick
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William Patrick |
Surname | Ryan |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Francis and Bridgid Mary Ryan. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7765 |
Markings | TL-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Choloy War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2A. C. 12. |
Epitaph | REQUIEM AETERNAM DONA EI, DOMINE; ET LUX PERPETUA LUCEAT EI |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 236 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 904055 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Graveley Airfield 1942-1945 8 Group Bomber Command 35 Squadron Pathfinder Force 692 Squadron Light Night Striking Force R.A.F. To commemorate this airfield in honour of those who served the nation aircrew, groundstaff & WAFF of United Kingdom Dominions, C |
Location | All Saints Church, Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Sqn Badge & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Remember before God all those airmen and airwomen 3who served with 35 Squadron R.A.F. Graveley 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/37 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/36 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-08-1942 |
End Date | 25-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Graveley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt- 226 aircraft sustained 16 losses (7.1%). Crews had great difficulty in locating the target due to cloud cover, despite the raid being PFF led (the second time that PFF had done so). Most of the bombs fell in open countryside |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been shot down by a night-fighter, then abandoned. Crashed with fire raging in the port engines and mainplanes, at St. Hilaire au Temple, France |