Short, Eric
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric |
Surname | Short |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bertie Charles and Mabel Edith Short, of Epsom, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED821 |
Markings | HW-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wonseradeel (Witmarsum) Protestant Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row 36. Grave 19. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER (From Verse 4 of the poem "For the Fallen" by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 97 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1319336 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1943 |
End Date | 28-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Oblt. Sigmund, IV./NJG1) & crashed in Friesland |