Petersen, Ernest Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Ernest Arthur |
Surname | Petersen |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Peder Jens Petersen and Emma Jane Petersen, of Brixton, Waitara, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PD311 |
Markings | JO-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 18. C. 3-6. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE. WE WILL REMEMBER WHEN THE WORLD FORGETS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 84 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 418873 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-11-1944 |
End Date | 07-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (58% moon) |
Operation | Gravenhorst |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the Hohenholte district of Havixbeck |