From Mrs Wigham's 2001 memoir:

'His batwoman got the telegram to him to say I'd had the baby and he had difficulty in getting leave as he was ‘down on battle orders’. He managed to swap and while he was home his crew made a trip and were very badly shot-up, the mid-upper gunner had his head shot off and they were very lucky to get back over the coast. When Bill went back his pilot said he would refuse to go if any of the regular crew were missing. Bill got a cold with sinus trouble and the GP said he was not to fly and to Bill’s amazement the crew didn't fly until he was able to carry on. The pilot was just 21 and, knowing Bill had been through the worst, relied on him and took any advice Bill gave when attacked from the rear. I said to him, 'Didn’t he feel any pains on the Friday morning when I was in labour?' But at 8.00 - 8.30am he was too busy getting rid of fighters!'

This indicates that William Wigham's regular crew, as featured on the 1943-44 Halifax crew photo, was as listed above, but for the stand-in rear gunner, Pilot Officer G A Henderson.

3-4/12/43 Leipzig. One 102 Sq aircraft lost. Five killed, two POWs.

20-21/12/43 Frankfurt. One 102 Sq aircraft lost. Two POWs, five killed.

22/12/43. One 102 aircraft crash-landed in training. No casualties.

29/12/43 Berlin. WW's sixth mission. Two 102 Sq aircraft lost. Casualties respectively, seven POWs and one killed and six POWs and one killed.

6/1/44 Minelaying. WW's seventh mission.

20-21/1/44 Berlin. Seven 102 Sq aircraft lost (nominal squadron strength was 18 aircraft). WW was very lucky not to be on this raid. Casualties per aircraft were respectively: all safe (baled out over UK); five POWs and three killed; crashed on return to UK, one killed; two killed and five POWs; one POW and six killed; seven POWs; four POWs and four killed. A total of 16 killed and 22 POWs.

21-22/1/44 Magdeberg. Four 102 Sq aircraft lost. Casualties respectively: three killed and four POWs; four killed and three POWs; five killed and two POWs; and seven killed.

28-29/1/44 Berlin. Two 102 Sq aircraft lost. Casualties: two killed and four injured on return to UK; one killed and seven injured.

2/2/44 Minelaying. WW's eighth mission.

5/2/44 Minelaying WW's ninth mission.

15-16/2/44 Berlin. Two 102 Sq aircraft lost. Casualties: eight killed and six killed and one POW.

19-20/2/44 Leipzig. Two 102 Sq aircraft lost. Casualties: seven POW and five killed and two POWs.

24/2/44 Minelaying WW's 10th mission.

25-26/2/44 Minelaying WW's 11th mission. One 102 Sq aircraft lost, all seven crew lost without trace.

3/3/44 Meulan WW's 12th mission.

6/3/44 Trappes WW's 13th mission.

7/3/44 Le Mans WW's 14th mission.

13/3/44 Le Mans WW's 15th mission.

15/3/44 Amiens WW's 16th mission.

16/3/44 Amiens WW's 17th mission.

18/3/44 Mine-laying WW's 18th mission.

7/4/44 Mine-laying WW's 19th mission.

10/4/44 Tergnier WW's 20th mission.

18/4/44 Mine-laying WW's 21st mission.

20/4/44 Mine-laying WW's 22nd mission.

22/4/44 Laon (railway yards in France) WW's 23rd mission.

NEXT: Second Tour Missions, continued.