Williams, Vincent Rees Macdonald
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Vincent Rees Macdonald |
Surname | Williams |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Mary Elizabeth Williams of Hirwaon, Glamorgan. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | RF143 |
Markings | NF-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. L. 21. |
Epitaph | TRUE WAS HIS HEART, HIS ACTION SO KIND, HIS LIFE WAS A PATTERN TO THOSE LEFT BEHIND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 266 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 164241 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/957/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/957/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-04-1945 |
End Date | 15-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Tuddenham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (9% moon) |
Operation | Potsdam |
Reason for Loss | Coned by searchlights and then shot down by a night-fighter |