Mell, Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ernest |
Surname | Mell |
Gender | M |
Age | 35 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry and Mary Ann Mell. Husband of Megan Vera Mell, of Wrose, Shipley, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB420 |
Markings | DX-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Blokzijl General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 131. |
Epitaph | TREASURED MEMORIES. PHILIP,MARCIA,MEGAN, MOTHER, DAD AND FAMILY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 73 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1594035 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-02-1944 |
End Date | 16-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Blotzijl {Overijssel} on return leg |