Williams, William Owen Howard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Owen Howard |
Surname | Williams |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Owen Howard and Nellie Williams. Husband of Vera Mary Williams, of Crosby, Liverpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK336 |
Markings | KO-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 17. B. 20. |
Epitaph | REQUIESCAT IN PACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 266 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1011696 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
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 27/889/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-12-1942 |
End Date | 18-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | East Wretham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (81% moon) |
Operation | Fallersleben (Opel works). 22 aircraft, 8 losses (36.4%). A costly failure since on three aircraft bombed the target due to cloud cover |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Grafeld, 14km west of Quackenbruck, Germany |