Adlard, Ernest Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Ernest Edward |
Surname | Adlard |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward and Lillian Louise Adlard, of Wallasey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1707 |
Markings | JM-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wallasey (Rake Lane) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 22.C. Grave 168. |
Epitaph | IN THE MORNING AND THE EVENING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM (From Verse 4 of the poem "For the Fallen" by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 1 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 134701 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-06-1943 |
End Date | 02-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Eyewitnesses tell of the bomber exploding in the air, possibly as a result of lightning |