Semmens, Ernest Jack William
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Ernest Jack William |
Surname | Semmens |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
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Date of Death | 18-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Henry Fulton Semmens and Nora Eurimbla Semmens, of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK132 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chester (Blacon) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 282. |
Epitaph | HE MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE. TOO DEARLY LOVED TO BE FORGOTTEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 95 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 419344 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 311 FTU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-12-1943 |
End Date | 18-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cross country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Shrewsbury |