Young, William
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | William |
Surname | Young |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-01-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL923 |
Markings | LS-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 19. B. 15. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 270 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 163591 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/205/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/205/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-01-1945 |
End Date | 05-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Ludwigshafen- to bomb the railway yards. 160 Lancasters, all from 3 Group, 2 losses (1.3%). The railway yards were hit but so was much of the outlying suburbs. 535 houses and 87 industrial buildings were destroyed or badly damaged. 267 people were killed. |
Reason for Loss |