Williams, Jack Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Jack Herbert |
Surname | Williams |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Archibald Arthur and Agnes Williams, of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7472 |
Markings | MG-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 29. B. 11. |
Epitaph | ON IMMORTAL WINGS HIS SOUL TOOK FLIGHT INTO THE GLORY OF GOD'S BRIGHT LIGHT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 265 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 572709 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-06-1942 |
End Date | 21-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (41% moon) |
Operation | Emden. 185 aircraft, of which 8 were lost. 100 houses damaged and 1 person injured |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed off Bergen aan Zee |