In Memory Of
DEAS, WILLIAM INGLIS
Service Details
Age:
29
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
87060
Rank:
Wing Commander
Unit:
630 Sqdn.
Regiment:
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Date of Death:
1944-07-08
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.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Coll. grave 2.
Cemetery:
OMERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Localitly:
Val d'Oise
Country:
France
Additional Information
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
Son of William Inglis Deas and Ursula Grace Deas, of Piet Retief, Transvaal, South Africa.
