DAMBUSTERS Hatton, William

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Hatton ​

• FORENAME

William ​

• UNIT

617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. ​

• RANK

Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

1013557 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

15th September 1943 ​

• AGE

23 ​

• GRAVESITE

Runnymede Memorial,Surrey,England Panel 152 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 24.3.1920 Wakefield,Yorkshire​

son of George and Florence Hatton,Wakefield,Yorkshire​

educated Holy Trinity School,Wakefield​

educated Thornes House School,Wakefield​

RAF 1940​

RAF Padgate 1.8.1940​

3 RC 3.8.1940​

10 STT​

111 Squadron 31.12.1940​

2 STT 21.2.1941​

RAF Speke 1.5.1941​

MSFU 12.5.1941​

45 STT 21.10.1942​

1660 CU 5.1.1943​

97 Squadron 15.3.1943​

617 Squadron 25.3.1943​

flight engineer​

Lancaster JA981​

Ladbergen (Dortmund-Ems Kanal)​

recalled and crash in sea 8 miles NE of Cromer,Norfolk ​

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