Williams, John Clifford
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Clifford |
Surname | Williams |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert James Williams and Mabel Jane Williams, of Hereford. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW723 |
Markings | NP-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Meharicourt Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Brit. Plot. Grave 18. |
Epitaph | WE NEVER FORGET, ALTHOUGH THE YEARS GO BY. MUM, DAD AND JEAN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 265 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1819867 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1049/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1049/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1944 |
End Date | 11-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Tergnier- to bomb railway yards. 157 Halifaxes and 10 PFF Mosquitoes. 10 Halifaxes were Lost Much damage was caused to the railway yards |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Erches, WNW of Roye, France |