Elger, Anthony Charles
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Anthony Charles |
Surname | Elger |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Elger, of Alton, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4259 |
Markings | KM-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 22. B. 2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 32 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 136941 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Miscellaneous Information
Many sources state that this collision occured on return but in fact it occured in the circuit shortly after takeoff |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/449/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/449/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-12-1942 |
End Date | 21-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (97% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Collided with 9 Sqd Lancaster W4182 both aircraft falling out of control into Canwick Road Bracebridge Heath 2 miles S of Lincoln. |