🌺 “The lonely grave of a 20-year-old airman lost in the dark skies over Derbyshire” — Sergeant William Gordon Dale, RAFVR 🌺 William Gordon Dale was just 20 years old when he lost his life in the service of his country. He served as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, one of thousands of young men who answered the call during the darkest years of the Second World War. William was the son of Charles Richard and Lucy Dale, of Walkden. On the night of 15 Octo