Butterworth, Ernest Rex
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Ernest Rex |
Surname | Butterworth |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank and Lilian B. C. Butterworth, of Holmfirth, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4768 |
Markings | ZN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. H. 18. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 16 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 149856 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/44 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/43 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-10-1942 |
End Date | 03-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (45% moon) |
Operation | Krefeld |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak at 13,000 ft near Bochum, after bombing target. |