Strachan, William Alexander
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Alexander |
Surname | Strachan |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Ann S. Strachan, of Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1063 |
Markings | KO-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schiermonnikoog (Vredenhof) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 59. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 249 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/64240 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
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 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7608 (P360524/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/888/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/888/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-07-1941 |
End Date | 07-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Munster |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed into the sea off the Frisian islands |