Sankey, William George
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | William George |
Surname | Sankey |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Edwin and Edith Emily Sankey. Husband of Edith May Sankey, of Romford, Essex. B.A. (Lond.). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME718 |
Markings | KO-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ove Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | RISE UP, O MEN OF GOD! BRING IN THE DAY OF BROTHERHOOD AND END THE NIGHT OF WRONG |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 237 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 197338 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/892/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/892/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-08-1944 |
End Date | 30-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Stettin. 403 aircraft, 23 lost (5.7%). A successful raid, causing damage to areas not bombed on previous raids. The local report states that 1569 houses and 32 industrial premises were badly damaged. One ship was sunk and seven others damaged. 1033 people were killed and 1034 were injured. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Ove north of the Mariager Fjord, Denmark |