Williams, Robert John Wyndham
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Robert John Wyndham |
Surname | Williams |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-04-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Wyndham Garnet Williams and Isabella Winifred Williams, of Aberdare, Glamorgan. B.Sc. (Lond.). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | T4260 |
Markings | DY- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bourthes Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 3. |
Epitaph | IN UNDYING MEMORY OF OUR DEARLY LOVED SON AND BROTHER ROBIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 266 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 87359 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Observer |
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 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5878 (P358388/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-04-1941 |
End Date | 16-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Boulogne |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed at Bourthes, Pas-de-Calais |