Williams, Mark Arthur Lotherington
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Mark Arthur Lotherington |
Surname | Williams |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Graham Morgan Lotherington Williams and Mary Gwynne Williams, of Westminster, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK364 |
Markings | ZL-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Guidel Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 2. Coll. grave 15-18. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 265 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 40584 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 427 (Lion) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Race Control Building, Croft Auto Circuit, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Roadside Location, A167, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial topped with metal statue |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1845/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1845/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-01-1943 |
End Date | 16-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Croft |
Day/Night Raid | Night (75% moon) |
Operation | Lorient. 122 aircraft, 2 lost. Lorient was being used as a U-boat base and this was the first of a series of attacks on the French port. Target marking was said to be accurate but the bombing by the main force was, for unstated reasons, far from accurate. |
Reason for Loss | Presumed to have crashed close to the target sera |