Twelves, Eric
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Eric |
Surname | Twelves |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-01-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold and Mary Twelves, of Heywood, Lancashire. Husband of Edna Twelves, of Heywood. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1395 |
Markings | PM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 26. C. 10-11. |
Epitaph | IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE THEY LOVED, THEY WILL LIVE ON |
Ribbon Stone | 0094 (Block 2, Column 7, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 109 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 759034 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | With admiration and thanks to Flt Sgt Eric Twelves 103 Sqn |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11591 (P365420/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/814/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/814/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-01-1942 |
End Date | 16-01-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Flak and crashed near Appel, north east of Hollenstedt, one survivor. |