Service Details
Name:
 DEAS
Given Name:
 WILLIAM INGLIS
Initials:
 W I
Service No:
 87060
Trade:
 Pilot
Rank:
 Wing Commander
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Regiment:
 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
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Unit:
 630 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1944-07-08
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Age:
 29
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, in NE688 (LE-R) Mk III Lancaster. Took off from East Kirkby at 2244 hrs on 7th July 1944 for a raid on the V-Weapon storage facility at St. Leu d'Esserent (North of Paris). The aircraft crashed around 0130 hrs to the South East of Villers-en-Arthies (Val d'Oise), 11km SSW of Magny-en-Vexin.
Decorations:
 D S O, D F C and bar
Citations:
 DSO LG Sup 26 September 1944 pg. 4441 - "This officer, now on his third tour of operations, has completed a large number of sorties, many of them against dangerous and difficult targets. Throughout he has never failed to bring his missions to a successful conclusion. His leadership and determination have been an inspiration to all."; 1st DFC LG Sup 21 November 1941 pg. 6705; Bar to DFC LG Sup 20 April 1943 pg. 1798
Additional
Information:
Son of William Inglis Deas and Ursula Grace Deas, of Piet Retief, Transvaal, South Africa.
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Val d'Oise
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Cemetery:
 OMERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Coll. grave 2.

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