Bloomfield, Mendel Gilbert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Mendel Gilbert |
Surname | Bloomfield |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-11-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hyman and Hannah Bloomfield. of Sheffield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE427 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Norway |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oslo Western Civil Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. B. 3. |
Epitaph | A MAN BELOVED, A MAN ELECT OF MEN. WORTHY OF EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 10 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 945219 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/10196 (P363651/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/21 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/20 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-11-1941 |
End Date | 07-11-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Swinderby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying, Norway |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed in Oslo Fjord |