White, William Richard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Richard |
Surname | White |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Adam White and Susan Sinclair White (née Millward), of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5625 |
Markings | GI-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 256. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 263 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/221536 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 622 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
William was born on 16 August 1924 at Brandon, Manitoba. His father, who died in 1941, was a locomotive fireman and both parents were born in Scotland and also married there. He had two sisters as well as a brother Adam. The schools William attended were Buena Vista 1930-1938 and then Nutana Collegiate 1938-1941 (Grade 10). His sport interests were football, baseball, and skiing. William worked at the Bank of Nova Scotia as a clerk 1941-1942 and then at the Ship Yards for Burrard DryDock as a Loftsman helper from 1942 onwards. |
He then enlisted on 11 February 1943 and after training embarked for the U.K. on 1 November 1943, arriving at 3(RCAF) PRC on 10 November 1943. He then went to 12 OTU on 14 Dec 1943, 31 Base 25 February 1944, and 622 Squadron on 10 June 1944. It was from there that William sadly lost his life on 9 July 1944 at the age of only nineteen. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/7 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2138/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-07-1944 |
End Date | 09-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Lisieux- to attack a flying-bomb site. Part of a 347 aircraft daylight raid on six V-bomb launch sites. Most of the sites were cloud-covered and some of the bombing was consequently scattered. Two aircraft were Lost |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |