Williams, Harry Malcolm
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Harry Malcolm |
Surname | Williams |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Harry and Natalie Williams, of Brook. His Brother Lionel Graham Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | R9488 |
Markings | DY- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Smeeth (St. Mary) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | HIS BROTHER, LIONEL GRAHAM PILOT OFFICER, R.A.F. WAS LOST ON OPERATIONS 3.11.1940 AGE 19 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 265 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 66508 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Trained at the Government Flying Training School in Singapore (1940). His original service number was 785020. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13454 (P367794/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-04-1942 |
End Date | 14-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Dalton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | Rudder overbalance led to stalling and crashed, spinning, into the ground - a problem which was to become all-too-familiar with the Halifax II |