Williams, Douglas Percy
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Douglas Percy |
Surname | Williams |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-05-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percy Mark and Eva Williams, of Oxford. Husband of Peggy Doreen Alice Williams, of Oxford. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XIX |
Serial Number | MM637 |
Markings | VI- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Right Hand Column. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 265 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 924670 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 169 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour with wooden and glass cabinet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who lost their lives operating from RAF Great Massingham during WWII |
Miscellaneous Information
This crew were the last to die in Bomber Command before the cessation of hostilities |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1094/50 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1094/49 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-05-1945 |
End Date | 06-05-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Great Massingham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- low-level navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Hove, Sussex |