Bardsley, Eric
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Eric |
Surname | Bardsley |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of David and Mary Bardsley. Husband of Frances M. Bardsley, of Paisley, Renfrewshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4245 |
Markings | UL-S2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. B. 9. |
Epitaph | A GOOD LIFE HATH BUT FEW DAYS: BUT A GOOD NAME ENDURETH FOR EVER. ECCL.XLI.13 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1455475 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Miscellaneous Information
Killed by Allied fire during the infamous Gresse strafing incident when an column of PoWs were fired upon while taking part in a 'Long March' in the belief that they were enemy troops. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/35 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-01-1944 |
End Date | 31-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from home aerodrome. Exploded in mid-air and crashed 11km SSW of Wittstock |