Patterson, Eric John
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Eric John |
Surname | Patterson |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Patterson and of Emmeline Patterson (Nee Coad). Husband of Ivy Josephine Patterson, of Whakatane, Auckland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DJ998 |
Markings | GG-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. F. Row C. Grave 12. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 83 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 422046 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 1667 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside location, adjacent to Sandtoft airfield, Sandtoft, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone obolisk and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served and died at RAF Sandtoft during Word War II |
Location | Eastern end of former main runway, Faldingworth, Lincolnshire * PRIVATE PROPERTY * |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone sculpture and inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | 1667 HCU RAF 1943 To those who tyranny threatened flew from this runway, some never to return and to those who supported them on the ground, we remember you all |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-03-1944 |
End Date | 09-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Sandtoft |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | During circuits and bumps crash landed |