Sage, Ernest Vernon
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Ernest Vernon |
Surname | Sage |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
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 |
Squadron Motto | Per ignem vincimus (Through fire we conquer) |
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 27/2037/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
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 |