Williams, Bernard Mathew
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Bernard Mathew |
Surname | Williams |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Rose Margaret Williams. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NF972 |
Markings | OJ-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 17. D. 10. |
Epitaph | FORTI NIHIL DIFFICILE (Latin: To the determined, nothing is difficult) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 265 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 436323 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
The surviving five crew members all became PoW |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1004/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1004/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-03-1945 |
End Date | 05-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Methwold |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Gelsenkirchen- to attack the Consolidation benzol plant using G-H. 170 Lancasters, all from 3 Group, 1 lost. G-H techniques used due to complete cloud-cover. The results are unknown. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak, probably over the target |