Sage, Ernest Vernon
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Ernest Vernon |
Surname | Sage |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr and Mrs E Sage of Ohaupo, New Zealand. Husband of Mrs Barbara J Wright (Formerly Sage) of Nottingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA918 |
Markings | BQ-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 263. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 93 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 415369 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2044/5 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-05-1944 |
End Date | 10-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (97% moon) |
Operation | Mardyck- to bomb a coastal battery near Dunkerque |
Reason for Loss | Shot down during an attack on a coastal battery near Dunkirk, the aircraft crashing in the sea |