Wheble, Ernest John Clifford
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Ernest John Clifford |
Surname | Wheble |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 16-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Leopold and Gertrude Annie Wheble, of Bognor Regis, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | N2782 |
Markings | UJ-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. B. 22. |
Epitaph | HE SOUGHT THE GLORY OF HIS COUNTRY; HE SEES THE BEAUTY OF THE KING |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 114 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 127163 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 27 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Fradley, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Stencilled Composite Panels |
Memorial Text | This memorial is a tribute to all those both military and civil who came from many countries to serve at RAF Lichfield |
Miscellaneous Information
Mentioned in Despatches January 1942 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-09-1942 |
End Date | 17-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lichfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Lost in unknown circumstances. |