Walsh, William Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Joseph |
Surname | Walsh |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Mary Theresa Walsh, of Dowlais, Glamorgan. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB651 |
Markings | MG-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 239. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 259 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1817555 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/101/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/101/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-01-1944 |
End Date | 06-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (82% moon) |
Operation | Stettin. 358 aircraft, 16 losses (4.5%). The first raid on this town since September 1941. A Mosquito diversion on Berlin kept most night-fighters away. Initial bombing was concentrated but later drifted to the west 504 houses and 20 industrial buildings were destroyed. 8 ships were sunk in the harbour and 244 people were killed |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |