Webb, William Miskimon
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | William Miskimon |
Surname | Webb |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Richard Webb and Annie Webb (née Miskimon), of Broadview, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W1274 |
Markings | LQ-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Aabenraaa Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Allied Mil. Plot. Row 2. Coll. grave 13. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 261 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/15991 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Webb River, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | River |
Memorial Text |
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Miscellaneous Information
William was born at Chalford, Gloucester, England on 7 December 1914. His father was a carpenter born In Gloucester, England and his mother was born in Broadview, Saskatchewan. She sadly died just one week after the birth of her baby son. He had a brother Richard Thomas who was a Captain in the Canadian Army as well as a half sister named Thora. The schools he attended were Broadview Public 1921-1928; followed by Broadview High 1928-1932. The sports he enjoyed at school were hockey, tennis, softball and baseball. William worked as a teacher at Prairie Island School 1932-1938, and then for Broad View school Board as a teacher 1938-1940. |
He then enlisted on 23 October 1940. After initial training he was posted to the U.K. and embarked from Canada on 17 October 1941, arriving at 3 PRC 19 October. He was then at 22 OTU 25 November 1941, 405 Squadron 7 July 1942, and again at 405 squadron on 23 September 1942. Sadly William was to lose his life the following day, 24 September. This was his first operational sortie. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-09-1942 |
End Date | 24-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Flensburg. 28 aircraft, 5 lost (17.8%). Only 16 aircraft claims hits |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on Elso Moor, close to the German-Danish border |