Mason, Eric Colebourne
Personal Information
Rank | AC1 |
Forename(s) | Eric Colebourne |
Surname | Mason |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
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Date of Death | 04-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ralph Ivan and Mary Louise Mason, of Shrewsbury, Shropshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Anson I |
Serial Number | R9708 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Nuneaton (Oaston Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. K. Grave 7. |
Epitaph | DEAR ERIC. WHAT BETTER ACHIEVEMENT THAN TO SERVE ALL MEN AND DIE BELOVED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 68 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1191148 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 18 OTU |
Trade | Ground Staff |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-10-1941 |
End Date | 04-10-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Bramcote |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Collided with the tail of a second Anson from Bramcote |