Scott, William Ian
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | William Ian |
Surname | Scott |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel McAdam Scott and Margaret Green Scott, of Aberdeen. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | N6216 |
Markings | XD- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rekem Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 21. |
Epitaph | THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD, AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD (From the Fallen Poem by Robert Laurence Binyon (1869-1943) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 239 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 34225 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AASF |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
139 Squadron lost six Blenheims on this operation |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-05-1940 |
End Date | 12-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Plivot |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | To attack troop formations heading for Maastricht (daylight) |
Reason for Loss | Victim of fighters, crashing at Rekem in Belgium |