Apperson, Eric Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric Thomas |
Surname | Apperson |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-07-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry and Constance M. Apperson, of Birkenhead, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P4352 |
Markings | KM-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 11. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 3 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580923 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Observer/Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/447/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/447/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-07-1940 |
End Date | 04-07-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Minelaying off Langeland island, Denmark |
Reason for Loss | Suffered engine failure while flying off Terschelling. 206 squadron sent out Hudsons to search for the aircraft the following morning, but tragically two of these were also lost |