Bratt, Eric Clement
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric Clement |
Surname | Bratt |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Simeon and Hilda Bratt, of Savile Town, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | Z8511 |
Markings | NP-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 10A. H. 8. |
Epitaph | DEARLY LOVED SON OF SIMEON AND HILDA BRATT OF DEWSBURY, YORKS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 135 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1001423 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13247 (P367600/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-04-1942 |
End Date | 09-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Driffield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (41% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg. A record 272 sortie raid. Icing and electrical storms reported. A failed operation- local reports show little damage |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Winsen, NW of Luneburg |