Cheetham, Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ernest |
Surname | Cheetham |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Florence Cheetham, of Kitt Green, Wigan, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6579 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Taule Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 3. |
Epitaph | LOVED WITH A LOVE BEYOND ALL WORDS PARTED WITH A GRIEF BEYOND ALL TEARS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 19 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1138227 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Navigator/Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Living Faith Church, Orrell, Greater Manchester |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memoriam to Ernest Cheetham, secretary of this church killed in Air Operation in the World War 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Miscellaneous Information
On detachment to Coastal Command |
Many sources quote this aircraft as Z6979, although the Form 78 for Z6579 confirms that it was on the strength of 10 OTU and was struck off charge on this day, whereas the Form 78 for Z6979 makes no such mention. |
His name may be found on the Upholland Grammar School roll of honour |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-10-1942 |
End Date | 29-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | St. Eval |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti Submarine Patrol |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from airfield. Believed to have crashed near Taule (Finistere), 6km NW of Morlaix, France. Unknown cause of loss. |