Beer, Ernest Jack
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ernest Jack |
Surname | Beer |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
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Date of Death | 02-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Arnold Beer and Georgina Kate Beer. Husband of Lilian Mabel Beer, of Twickenham, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z9362 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 24. C. 15. |
Epitaph | BUT O FOR THE TOUCH OF A VANISHED HAND AND THE SOUND OF A VOICE THAT IS STILL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 7 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1600187 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 24 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-05-1943 |
End Date | 02-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Honeybourne |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Ditched off Ardrossan, Ayrshire |