Williams, Lyn Collis
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Lyn Collis |
Surname | Williams |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Collis and Winifred Ann Williams. Husband of Sylvia Elaine Williams, of Westfield, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3721 |
Markings | KO-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 68. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 265 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 44362 |
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 27/889/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-06-1942 |
End Date | 02-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (89% moon) |
Operation | Essen. Second Thousand raid, although actually only 956 aircraft could be mustered. Despite a good weather forecast there was low level haze in the area and bombing was inaccurate. Little damage on Essen but somewhat more reported at Oberhausen and Duisburg. Total loss = 31 aircraft. 3.2% of total force |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |