Brautigam, Ernest Henry
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Ernest Henry |
Surname | Brautigam |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
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Date of Death | 12-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Richard and Edna Brautigam. Grandson of A. J. Milton and Sarah Milton, of Upper Capilano, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LL541 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chester (Blacon) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 755. |
Epitaph | FOR EVER WITH THE LORD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 135 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/40697 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1664 HCU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside location, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone obolisk, metal sculpture and information board |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RAF Croft during WW2, including 1664 HCU |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men of the Royal Canadian Air Force who served at RAF Dishforth during WW2, including 1664 HCU |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-12-1944 |
End Date | 12-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Disintegrated in flight and crashed WNW of Rhayader, Radnor |