LEWIS, William John
| Service Number: | 10119 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 April 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 463 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Geelong, Greater Geelong - Victoria, Australia, 29 March 1912 |
| Home Town: | Bacchus Marsh, Moorabool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Aircraft JO-E shot down during night bombing raid - Lille (Fr), Lille, Haute de France, France, 10 May 1944, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Forest-sur-Marque Communal Cemetery, France Forest-sur-Marque Communal Cemetery, Forest-sur-Marque, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 1 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 10119, Aircrew Training Units | |
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| 1 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 10119 | |
| 10 May 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 10119, No. 463 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Steve Larkins
Pilot Officer William John LEWIS was the Flight Engineer of Lancaster tail number LL891 C/S JO-E of No. 463 Squadron RAAF based at Waddington in Lincolnshire.
Very few RAAF aircrew qualified as Flight Engineers and William's service number siggested he was probably initially a groundcrewman, probably an engine fitter / mechanic who subsequently changed over to aircrew and was subsequently commissioned.
He was killed in action in the course of a night bombing raid on the French city and major rail junction of Lille, in northern France, on the night of 10/11 May 1944. He was 32 years old at the time of his death. There were no survivors from their aircraft.
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