Pereira, Vernon Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Vernon Edward |
Surname | Pereira |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-05-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Maj. Frederick Vernon Cowper Pereira, The Suffolk Regt., and Margaret Challis Pereira, of Bury St. Edmunds. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1044 |
Markings | JN-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rougham (St. Mary) Churchyard, Suffolk |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 84 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1251844 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 150 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to site of former SHQ, Newton, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Statue, Plaque and information board |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Newton from 1940 to 2001 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque and Rolls of Honour |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the Personnel of 150 Squadron R.A.F. Snaith 1941-1942 Not for themselves alone |
Location | St. Laurence Priory Church, Snaith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Wellington III Z165I JN-M of 150 Sqn. R.A.F. Snaith 13/14th 09/1942 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6648 (P359363/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1009/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1009/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1941 |
End Date | 28-05-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Newton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Boulogne |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 0445 28May41 on Colborough Hill, Halstead, 10 miles E of Leicester. |