Marks, William James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William James |
Surname | Marks |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Isabel Marks, of Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL958 |
Markings | HW-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | La Ferte-St. Cyr Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 3. Grave 5. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 67 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1676946 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-06-1944 |
End Date | 01-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Vierzon |
Reason for Loss | Crashed NE of the Foret de Boulogne and near the village of la Forte-St-Cyr (Loir-et-Cher), 26 km ENE of Blois. |