Gunders, Ernest Harold
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Ernest Harold |
Surname | Gunders |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 15-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel Ernest and Elizabeth May Gunders. Husband of Norma Jean Gunders, of Mundubbera, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED722 |
Markings | QR-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Desir War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | VII. C. 9. |
Epitaph | GOD HIMSELF THE SOUL WILL KEEP, GIVING OUR BELOVED SLEEP |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 43 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 425301 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Squadron Motto | Per puram tonantes (Thundering through the clear air) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-08-1943 |
End Date | 16-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Milano |
Reason for Loss | Victim of a night fighter, crashing near Chartres |