Williams, Francis
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Francis |
Surname | Williams |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Rose Ann Williams, of Splott, Cardiff. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R3152 |
Markings | KO-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre |
Grave Reference | Divn. 64. Plot 6.Row P. Grave 7. |
Epitaph | ETERNAL REST GIVE UNTO HIM, O LORD; AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM. R.I.P.(From a Western Christian prayer) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 265 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 566298 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/887/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/887/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-05-1940 |
End Date | 22-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Bombing in the vicinity of the Dinant-Meuse bulge |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Le Havre |