Presland, Ernest James
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Ernest James |
Surname | Presland |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 15-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Walter and Elizabeth Mary Presland, of East Ham, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME726 |
Markings | UL-X2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Assens (Fyn) New Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sp. Mem. |
Epitaph | INTO THE MOSAIC OF VICTORY WAS LAID THIS PRECIOUS PIECE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 86 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 158971 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Junction of Brahesborgvej & Gamtoftevej, near Gamtofte Church, Fyn Islands Province |
Country | Denmark |
Memorial Type | Propeller blade & inscribed metal plaques |
Memorial Text | Danmark takker disse Englands sønner som her blev indhentet af døden 16 Maj 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Miscellaneous Information
Many sources incorrectly quote this aircraft as ME576 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/43 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-05-1944 |
End Date | 16-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (44% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying, Kiel Bay |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night fighter and crashed near Assens in Denmark |