Castor, Ernest John
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Ernest John |
Surname | Castor |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Julius and Pearl May Castor, of Mourilyan, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND639 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G. Row J. Grave 12. |
Epitaph | A GALLANT SON OF MOURILYAN, N.Q., AUSTRALIA HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 18 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 434240 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 1667 HCU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside location, adjacent to Sandtoft airfield, Sandtoft, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone obolisk and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served and died at RAF Sandtoft during Word War II |
Location | Eastern end of former main runway, Faldingworth, Lincolnshire * PRIVATE PROPERTY * |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone sculpture and inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | 1667 HCU RAF 1943 To those who tyranny threatened flew from this runway, some never to return and to those who supported them on the ground, we remember you all |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-04-1945 |
End Date | 05-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Sandtoft |
Day/Night Raid | Night (58% moon) |
Operation | Training- bullseye detail |
Reason for Loss | Presumed to have lost control, crashing 0258 near Crowle 4 miles NNE from the Airfield 7 miles WNW from Scunthorpe. |