Holmes, Ernest Frank
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ernest Frank |
Surname | Holmes |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry James Holmes and Louisa Ada Holmes. Husband of Olive Lily Holmes, of Upminster, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5604 |
Markings | ZN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 1. G. 11-14. |
Epitaph | R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 50 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1310316 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/38 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-07-1942 |
End Date | 01-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Brought down by flak, crashing at Lovenich, near Cologne |