Richardson, William George (Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1943-April-03

Sergeant William George Richardson RAF

Birth Date: 1914

Born:

Parents: Son of William and Lily Richardson.

Spouse: Husband of Patricia Palmer Richardson, of Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England.

Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAF

Unit

51 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Swift And Sure

Base

Snaith

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Wireless Air Gunner

Service Numbers

1188860

Home
Google MapWinnipeg, Manitoba
Target
Google MapEssen
Final Burial
Google MapReichswald Forest War Cemetery
10 D 8
51 Squadron (Swift And Sure). Halifax aircraft missing over enemy territory during operations. Six members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Addendum: . The aircraft number was DT 738. Five RAF members of the crew, Sgt.s J.V. Branscombe, R.K. Guy, D.B. Ralston, J. Rawcliffe, and FS. J. Richards were also killed.

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