Winskill, William Wesley (Warrant Officer)

Prisoner of War 1944-September-12

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Home: Sarnia, Ontario

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Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

97 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Achieve Your Aim

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Rank

Warrant Officer

Position

Mid Upper Gunner

Service Numbers

R/119411
PoW: 827

Home
Google MapSarnia, Ontario
Target
Google MapDarmstadt Germany

Took off from Coningsby at 21:08 in Lancaster Mark III (Sqn code: OF-Q Bomber Command).

Crashed at Hargesheim Germany.

Three fatalities in the crash: Pilot Officer Allton John Richard Coombs RCAF J/87307 KIA Rheinberg War Cemetery grave 8. A. 25. Sergeant Roy Caswell Dickin RAF 1739072 KIA Rheinberg War Cemetery grave 8. A. 23. Pilot Officer Hector Matthew Julius Vere-Hodge RAF 176925 KIA Rheinberg War Cemetery

Four POWs: Squadron Leader Harry Reginald Albert De Belleroche RAF 39433 POW Stalag Luft L1 Barth Vogelsang Flight Sergeant Lawrence Edward Greay RAF 1399095 POW Stalag Luft L7 Bankau near Kreuzburg, Upper Silesia Sergeant William James Parsons RAF 1398268 POW Stalag Luft L7 Bankau near Kreuzburg, Upper Silesia Flight Sergeant William Wesley Winskill RCAF R/119411 POW Stalag Luft L7 Bankau near Kreuzburg, Upper Silesia