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DAVIS, Ernest

Personal Information
Rank F/S
Forename(s) Ernest John Walter
Surname Davis
Gender M
Age 25
Decorations
Date of death 18-02-1943
Next of kin Son of Ernest John and Henrietta Davis (née Reid), of Fulham. Husband of Eileen Rachel Davis (née Siddons), of Hayes, Middlesex, whom he married in Uxbridge in June 1941. Father of Michael Richard Davis, born December 1942 in Uxbridge.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Avro Lancaster III
Serial Number ED492
Markings WS-W
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country Germany
Burial/Memorial Place Sage War Cemetery
Grave Reference 8. B. 3..
Epitaph BELOVED HUSBAND OF EILEEN RACHEL FATHER OF MICHAEL RICHARD REST IN PEACE
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 1
Panel Number 27
Enlistment information
Service Number 1254697
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 5
Squadron 9 (IX)
Trade Pilot
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Fellow Servicemen
Aird J S (Sgt)
Berwick T A (Sgt)
Darlington R W (Sgt)
Last Operation information
Start Date 18-02-1943
End Date 19-02-1943
Takeoff Station Waddington
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Wilhelmshaven
Reason for Loss Shot down by Marine Flak Abt.282 Batterie at Hooksiel and crashed at 20.45hrs at Schreiersort near Wangerland, North of Jever.