Lancaster, Eric Bell
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Eric Bell |
Surname | Lancaster |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-07-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Henry Lancaster, and of Georgina Lancaster, of Grahamstown, Cape Province, South Africa. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P4361 |
Markings | QR- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. A. 17. |
Epitaph | THY KINGDOM COME |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 61 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 40121 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 144 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | South Africa |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/980/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/980/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-07-1940 |
End Date | 05-07-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Kiel |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak |