Wright, Erskine Peter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Erskine Peter |
Surname | Wright |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Lt.-Col. Ernest Leonard Wright, and of Marguerite St. Pierre Wright (Nee Chavasse). His Brother Paul Dempster Wright Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1061 |
Markings | PM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. A. 1. |
Epitaph | HIS BROTHER PAUL DEMPSTER, PILOT OFFICER,R.A.F. WAS LOST OVER NORTH SEA 20.2.1944. AGE 20 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 119 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1265550 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | 2nd pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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 81/13045 (P367316/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/814/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/814/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-03-1942 |
End Date | 29-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (86% moon) |
Operation | Lubeck |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the sea off the north German coast |