Halfpenny, William John
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | William John |
Surname | Halfpenny |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James William and Adelaide Halfpenny, of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | DF544 |
Markings | -L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 131. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 44 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 152239 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | 2nd pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-11-1943 |
End Date | 08-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Training- navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |