William Eric Akrill
Service number
1436220
Military unit
115 Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address
Potter Hill Farm, Potter Hill Road, Collingham, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England.
Date of birth
11 Mar 1922
Date of death
13 Mar 1943 (21 years old)
Place of birth
Fillingham, Lincolnshire, England
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
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Family history
Son of Mr John William and Kate Ethel Akrill nee Foston, of Potter Hill Farm, Collingham, Nottinghamshire.
Military history
Wellington BJ756 KO-Q RAF East Wretham mission to Essen. Shot down by a night fighter piloted by Lt Oskar Kostler, IV/ NJG1 and came down 21.35 in the IJsselmeer. Sgt Moffat RCAF is buried in Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery, the rest of the crew have no known graves. This was the last Wellington reported missing from 115 Squadron.
Also lost;
Sgt Leo Fallon
Sgt Leonard Collings
Sgt Charles Lamb
Sgt Curtis Moffatt RCAF
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
Photo of William Eric Akrill