Mittell, Ernest Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Ernest Edward |
Surname | Mittell |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Lancelot and Annie Edna Mittell, of Clinton, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1465 |
Markings | LT-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hereford Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot A. (C. of E.). Joint grave 5640. |
Epitaph | BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH, AND I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE REV. II. 10 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 75 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/71725 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 22 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Remote Location, Wuan Rydd, Powys, Wales |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Cairn, Inscribed Slate Tablet & Aircraft Wreckage |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Wellington R1465 which crashed on a night trainging flight on 6th July 1942 |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A dedication to the men and women who were killed while serving with 22 OTU during World War 2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-07-1942 |
End Date | 06-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Wellesbourne Mountford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the Brecon Beacons, killing all those on board |