Suffern, William Robert
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | William Robert |
Surname | Suffern |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
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Date of Death | 12-08-1954 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | English Electric Canberra PR3 |
Serial Number | WE149 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Crumlin New Cemetery, Crumlin, County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
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Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 3508920 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 540 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-08-1954 |
End Date | 12-08-1954 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | Whilst conducting an overshoot at its home base the aircraft suddenly rolled and dived inverted into the ground at RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |