Waldron, William
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | William |
Surname | Waldron |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Anthony and Mary Waldron, of Brighouse, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND810 |
Markings | 6O-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. E. 28. |
Epitaph | ALWAYS REMEMBERED. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 258 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1065821 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 582 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Airfield Site, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to RAF Little Staughton, including 109 Sqn |
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | In memory of 109 and 582 Sqns. At R.A.F. Little Staughton |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2052/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2052/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1944 |
End Date | 29-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Little Staughton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 496 aircraft in the third raid in this series. Night-fighters intercepted the bomber stream over France on the outbound leg and in bright moonlit conditions, leading to 39 Lancasters being shot down (7.9%). |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have exploded, throwing clear the pilot S/L V G F Coleman (who became a PoW) and crashed ESE of Pforzheim, Germany |