Mellander, Ernest William Terence
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Ernest William Terence |
Surname | Mellander |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest George Gustaf and Margaret Mellander, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB129 |
Markings | QR-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. H. 13. |
Epitaph | TILL THE DAY BREAKS, REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 73 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/25768 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/579/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/579/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-03-1944 |
End Date | 25-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Take off: 1849. Homebound, shot down by a night-fighter and came down at Rimbeck, a town on the N bank of the Diemel, 8 km NW of Warburg. All seven crew killed |