Pattinson, William Walton
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | William Walton |
Surname | Pattinson |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Date of Death | 27-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Anne Pattinson; husband of Doreen Pattinson, of Hendon, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Douglas Boston IIIA |
Serial Number | BZ226 |
Markings | OM-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Auchy-Au-Bois Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 8. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 3 |
Panel Number | Not yet erected on site |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 149160 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 Group, 138 Wing |
Squadron | 107 (Lowestoft's own) |
Squadron Motto | Nous y serons (We shall be there) |
Trade | WOp |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Andrew, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour to those who served at RAF Little Massingham during WW2, including 107 Sqn |
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wattisham during WW2, including 107 Sqn, who along with 110 Sqn delivered the first air raids of the War |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/844/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/844/11 |
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 | - |
End Date | - |
Takeoff Station | Hartford Bridge |
Operation | Attack on Gosnay power station (low-level) |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Arras after hitting power cables. |