Grundy, Ernest George
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Ernest George |
Surname | Grundy |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Lily Violet Daisy Pinion, of Poplar, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB129 |
Markings | QR-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. H. 18. |
Epitaph | NOT GONE FROM MEMORY, NOT GONE FROM LOVE BUT GONE TO OUR FATHER'S HOME ABOVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 43 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1393695 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/579/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/579/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-03-1944 |
End Date | 25-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Take off: 1849. Homebound, shot down by a night-fighter and came down at Rimbeck, a town on the N bank of the Diemel, 8 km NW of Warburg. All seven crew killed |