William Edward France
Sergeant · 1439592 · United Kingdom
- Died
- 31 March 1944, aged 23
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Not known
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany
Operations on this date. One raid in this archive was flown on the night of 31 March 1944: Operation Nuremberg raid. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)
Timeline
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30 March 1944
Flew Operation Nuremberg raid
Rear gunner, JB288 LE-H — Failed to return -
31 March 1944
Died
aged 23
Crew & operations
Flew as Rear gunner with No. 630 Squadron.
- Operation Nuremberg raid (30 March 1944) — aircraft JB288 LE-H (Avro Lancaster) — Failed to return
Crew: John Philip Headlam (Bomb aimer) · Geoffrey Ernest Watts (Flight engineer) · William Pearson (Mid-upper gunner) · Ernest Arthur Farnell (Navigator) · Allan George Garth Johnson (Pilot) · Arthur Henry McGill (Wireless operator)
Source: CWGC casualty record: FRANCE, WILLIAM EDWARD → · Commonwealth War Graves Commission