Wilmshurst, Ernest Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ernest Arthur |
Surname | Wilmshurst |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry George Alderson Wilmshurst and Violet Wilmshurst, of Scunthorpe. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | LJ524 |
Markings | UG-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bottesford (St. Peter Ad Vincula) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | HIS SMILING FACE AND LOVING WAYS ARE MEMORIES THAT WILL LIVE ALWAYS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 117 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 941200 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1654 HCU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-05-1944 |
End Date | 11-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wigsley |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night cross country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed during a three-engined approach, the aircraft breaking up and catching fire |