Berry, Ernest Reginald
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Ernest Reginald |
Surname | Berry |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-08-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Edward Berry, and of Amy May Berry, of Umberleigh, Devon. Awarded A Medal of The Royal Humane Society. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | N3620 |
Markings | OM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 32. B. 3. |
Epitaph | REG, DEAR, THANKS FOR MEMORIES. WE LOVE AND MISS YOU ALWAYS. MUM, DAD, STELLA AND PETE. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 130 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 39959 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 107 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Andrew, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour to those who served at RAF Little Massingham during WW2, including 107 Sqn |
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wattisham during WW2, including 107 Sqn, who along with 110 Sqn delivered the first air raids of the War |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/841/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/841/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-08-1940 |
End Date | 30-08-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (14% moon) |
Operation | Bomb an airfield in Holland |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak and crashed at Balgzand, Noord Holland |