Williams, John Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Thomas |
Surname | Williams |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Date of Death | 04-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Flnrence Williams. of Flixton, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | BB464 |
Markings | -Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Libya |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tobruk War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. H. 3. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 3 |
Panel Number | Not yet erected on site |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 992604 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 205 |
Squadron | 70 (LXX) |
Squadron Motto | Usquam (Latin: Anywhere) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/615/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/615/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-12-1942 |
End Date | 04-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | LG 140 |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Marble Arch |
Reason for Loss | Engine cut on take-off the aircraft crashed and caught fire |