Fontaine, David Jack Ervin
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | David Jack Ervin |
Surname | Fontaine |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ervin Abel Fontaine and of Emily Fontaine, of Coventry. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND527 |
Markings | LE-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Clermont-Ferrand (Des Carmes-Dechaux) Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row A. Grave 16. |
Epitaph | SUNSET AND EVENING STAR AND ONE CLEAR CALL FOR ME! |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 36 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1575665 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born on 9 September 1921 in London. Attended Bablake School from 1932 to 1937. David resided at 9 Westminster Road, Coventry and was employed by Coventry Corporation Transport Department until 1941, when he enlisted. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-07-1944 |
End Date | 27-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (37% moon) |
Operation | Givors |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near St-Ignat |