Force: Birmingham City Police
Rank: Sergeant 1237253 (Navigator)
Regiment or Service: 51 Squadron RAF Volunteer Reserve
How they died: William took part in a bombing sortie when his plane crashed near Monchengladbach, Germany.
Burial or Memorial: Burried in Rheinberg Cemetery 2.F.4
Age at death: 29
Date of death: 27th April 1943