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WICKS, William Ross
Step 1: Personal Details
| Service Number: | 420369 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 12 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Inverell, New South Wales, Australia, 1 November 1921 |
| Home Town: | Inverell, Inverell, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Texel Isle, Netherlands, 27 September 1943, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cambridge City Cemetery, United Kingdom (CWGC) Official Commemoration - Grave Reference: Grave 13926. Roll of Honour - Inverell., Cambridge City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Inverell Flanders House WW2 Honour Roll, Maryborough No. 3 Wireless Air Gunners' School Memorial Wall |
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Edward and Jane Wicks of Inverell, NSW
Plane was Lancaster 111 DV171 and was on air operations over Holland. It had taken off at 15.00 hours to bomb a target in Holland which was successful however on the return flight the aircraft was struck by heavy flak and William was hit by shrapnel which had penetrate the body of the aircraft. It continued on and landed safely at it's own airfield.