William Myerscough
1916 -1943
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CorpsRoyal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
166 Sqdn |
Regimental Number1148269
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RankSergeant (Nav./Bomber)
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Grave/ Memorial Reference
Reichwald Forest War Cemetery Coll grave 4 G 2 - 3 |
Holdings / ReferencesCommonwealth War Graves
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Memorial plaque in Goosnargh Church
Notes
William was the son of Richard and Harriet Isabella Myerscough;
husband of Elizabeth Mary Myerscough, of Longridge, Lancashire.
He died on the 9th April 1943 aged 26.
From Royal Air Force Bomber Command - Losses of the Second World War Vol III
(Courtesy of Brian Gibbons)
Rank:SergeantAircrew
Category:Service Number:1148269Service:
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves (RAF VR)
Squadron: No 166 Base: Kirmington, Lincolnshire
Group/Command:1 Group, Royal Air Force Bomber
Death: 9th April 1943
Cemetery:Reichswald Forest War CemeteryGrave Reference:
Casualty Details Aircraft Type:Vickers Wellington Mark X
Serial Number:HE 658Squadron
Code:AS –SCrew:PLT OFF D.H.W. Morgan
PLT OFF J.E. Hardy, Royal Canadian Air Force
SGT W. Myerscough
PLT OFF P.P. Stevens
PLT OFF C.C. Lee
Operation:Duisberg
Took off at 2151 hours Kirmington
Encountered very severe icing at 19,500 feet and crashed near Essen.
Those who died rest in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
PLT OFF P.P. Stevens and PLT OFF C.C. Lee survived the crash and became Prisoners of War.
William Myerscough was awarded the 1939-45 Star for operational Service in the Second World War
William was also Awarded the War Medal 1939-1945.
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husband of Elizabeth Mary Myerscough, of Longridge, Lancashire.
He died on the 9th April 1943 aged 26.
From Royal Air Force Bomber Command - Losses of the Second World War Vol III
(Courtesy of Brian Gibbons)
Rank:SergeantAircrew
Category:Service Number:1148269Service:
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves (RAF VR)
Squadron: No 166 Base: Kirmington, Lincolnshire
Group/Command:1 Group, Royal Air Force Bomber
Death: 9th April 1943
Cemetery:Reichswald Forest War CemeteryGrave Reference:
Casualty Details Aircraft Type:Vickers Wellington Mark X
Serial Number:HE 658Squadron
Code:AS –SCrew:PLT OFF D.H.W. Morgan
PLT OFF J.E. Hardy, Royal Canadian Air Force
SGT W. Myerscough
PLT OFF P.P. Stevens
PLT OFF C.C. Lee
Operation:Duisberg
Took off at 2151 hours Kirmington
Encountered very severe icing at 19,500 feet and crashed near Essen.
Those who died rest in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
PLT OFF P.P. Stevens and PLT OFF C.C. Lee survived the crash and became Prisoners of War.
William Myerscough was awarded the 1939-45 Star for operational Service in the Second World War
William was also Awarded the War Medal 1939-1945.
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