Williams, Arthur Raymond
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Arthur Raymond |
Surname | Williams |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur W. and Annie G. Williams, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | LL699 |
Markings | EQ-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 10. C. 6. |
Epitaph | HIS MEMORY IS AS DEAR TODAY, AS IN THE HOUR HE PASSED AWAY. MUM AND DAD-WINNIPEG |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 265 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/71274 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Williams Rapids, Manitoba; 60km south of Long Spruce, Manitoba |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Rapids |
Memorial Text |
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1944 |
End Date | 15-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (82% moon) |
Operation | Brunswick. 498 aircraft, all but two of them Lancasters. First major raid on this town of the war. 38 Lancasters Lost (7.6%). The German controller tracked the bomber stream from just off the English coastline and many German fighters entered the stream over Bremen, continuing to score hits until the stream left the Dutch coast on the return leg. Pathfinder losses were unusually high (11 aircraft). The raid was not successful even though the town was not expansive alongside most targets. Many bombs fell in open countryside or in neighbouring towns. Only 10 houses destroyed. 14 deaths on the ground. |
Reason for Loss |