Christie, Ernest Tastard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ernest Tastard |
Surname | Christie |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick and Christina Christie, of Aberdeen. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X9978 |
Markings | DX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 24. G. 4. |
Epitaph | HE WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 19 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1100680 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9659 (P363040/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/537/40 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/537/39 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-10-1941 |
End Date | 16-10-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (26% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1835hrs. Shot down by night fighter flown by Fw Maier, I/NJG1, crashed at 2117hrs at Grevenbicht(Limburg), on the E bank of the Maas, 8km NW of Sittard, Holland. |