Van Klaveren, William Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Edward |
Surname | Van Klaveren |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-05-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Emily Van Klaveren, of Yatton, Somerset. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | T4326 |
Markings | DY-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. H. 20. |
Epitaph | WE REMEMBER WITH LOVE AND HONOUR HE WHO LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR US |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 257 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 903056 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Died 6 weeks after crash from diphtheria |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5429 (P357740/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-03-1941 |
End Date | 13-03-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak and crashed close to Denekamp, Holland |