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William Alfred Hollett (1911 - 1943)

William Alfred Hollett
Born in Enfield, Middlesex, England, United Kingdommap
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Son of and
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Died at age 32 in Antwerp, Belgiummap
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Biography

William was born in 1911. He was the son of George Hollett and Charlotte Shilling.
Roll of Honor
Sergeant William Hollett was Killed in Action during World War 2.

In the 1911 census William was in Enfield, Middlesex, England.

Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
George Hollett HEAD Married M 42 BRICK MAKER Crayford, Kent
Charlotte Elizabeth Hollett WIFE Married F 38 Sittingbourne, Kent
Georger Hollett SON Single M 20 BRICK MAKER Sittingbourne, Kent
Margaret Eleanor Hollett DAUGHTER Single F 15 Sittingbourne, Kent
Mary Adelaide Hollett DAUGHTER F 13 Enfield, Middlesex
Thomas William Hollett SON M 10 SCHOOL Enfield, Middlesex
Albert Henry Hollett SON M 8 Enfield, Middlesex
Esther Elizabeth Hollett DAUGHTER F 6 Enfield, Middlesex
Dorothy Hilda Hollett DAUGHTER F 3 Enfield, Middlesex
William Alfred Hollett SON M 0 Enfield, Middlesex
[1]

He served in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 207 Sqdn. service number 1382650 in the Second World War and died on 27 April 1943 [2] The Find-a-grave entry for the burial of Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) William Alfred Hollett at Antwerpen Schoonselhof Communal Cemetery, Antwerp, Arrondissement Antwerpen, Antwerp (Antwerpen), Belgium PLOT Coll. grave II. G. 12-14. [1]

He was flying in a Avro Lancaster I bomber on a night raid to bomb Duisburg and was shot down by a german plane [3].

See air crew remembered for his obituary and details of the last mission.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1911 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1911"
    Citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
    FamilySearch (accessed 13 October 2021)
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    William Alfred Hollett in household of George Hollett, Enfield, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
  2. ↑ Commonwealth Wargraves Commission https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2255436/william-alfred-hollett/ Accessed by Trevor Pickup on 13th October 2021
  3. ↑ International bomber command centre https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/111034/ Accessed by Trevor Pickup on 13th October 2021




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Categories: No. 207 Squadron, Royal Air Force | Killed in Action, United Kingdom, World War II | Schoonselhof, Antwerpen