Seall, Ernest George
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Ernest George |
Surname | Seall |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel John and Emma Anne Seall, of Brockley, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5551 |
Markings | ZN-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Arnhem (Moscowa) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 15. |
Epitaph | HE IS NOT DEAD WHO LIVES IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE HE LOVED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 95 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 131979 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Miscellaneous Information
A memorial was unveiled at the scene of the crash on 15 June 1993, exactly 50 years after the incident. |
Not a regular member of this crew- posted in at the beginning of June from 1654 CU. |
An officer with the Metropolitan Police before enlisting (number PC731) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-06-1943 |
End Date | 15-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (86% moon) |
Operation | Oberhausen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter at 01:44 hours (Oblt August Geiger of 7./NJG1, his 30th claim) and crashed into a row of beech trees close to heathland at Eerbeek, north-east of Arnhem. |