Hopper, Earl Edwin
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Earl Edwin |
Surname | Hopper |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank and Christina Hopper, of Crossfield, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IV |
Serial Number | Z1487 |
Markings | QT-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Noirmoutier-En-L'Ile Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 1. Grave 11. |
Epitaph | GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 51 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/60349 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 142 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-08-1942 |
End Date | 05-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (40% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying |
Reason for Loss | Crashed off the island of Noirmoutin close to the entrance to the Loire estuary |