Kirkland, William (Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1944-July-13
Birth Date: 1915
Born:
Parents: Son of William and Margaret Duncan Kirkland
Spouse: Husband of Doris Millie (nee Cooper) Kirkland, of Heaton, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAFVR
Unit
142 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Determination
Base
RAF Regina, Foggia, Italy
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Air Gunner (Rear)
Service Numbers
221818
Milan Italy
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Wellington HE293
Mission
Wellington B. Mk. X HE293
Bombing Milan Italy 1944-July-13 to 1944-July-13
142 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF Regina, Foggia, Italy
142 Squadron (Determination) RAF Regina, Foggia, Italy. Wellington BX aircraft HE 293-D had been struck by flak and was struggling in poor weather conditions when it crashed in the Passo della Portula, near Bergamo, 50 miles north east of the target, the Lambrate Marshalling Yards in Milan, Italy
Pilot Officer E A W Dawson (RCAF), Flight Sergeant G E Smith (RCAF), Flight Sergeant K E Fairclough (RAFVR), Flight Sergeant E Berwick (RAFVR) and Sergeant W Kirkland (RAFVR) were all killed in action and were buried by local partisans near the crash site. They were later exhumed and now rest in the Milan War Cemetery.
Wellington HE293 B. Mk. X - Bombing Milan Italy - 1944-07-13 to 1944-07-13
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142 Squadron (Determination) RAF Regina, Foggia, Italy. Wellington BX aircraft HE 293-D had been struck by flak and was struggling in poor weather conditions when it crashed in the Passo della Portula, near Bergamo, 50 miles north east of the target, the Lambrate Marshalling Yards in Milan, Italy
Pilot Officer E A W Dawson (RCAF), Flight Sergeant G E Smith (RCAF), Flight Sergeant K E Fairclough (RAFVR), Flight Sergeant E Berwick (RAFVR) and Sergeant W Kirkland (RAFVR) were all killed in action and were buried by local partisans near the crash site. They were later exhumed and now rest in the Milan War Cemetery.
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