Carlson, Ernest William Bernard
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Ernest William Bernard |
Surname | Carlson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Oscar and Nannie Carlson, of Lakeview, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LL466 |
Markings | NF-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen |
Grave Reference | Block "S". Plot 4. Row P. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | I OFTEN THINK I SEE HIM SMILE AS HE BADE GOOD-BYE, LEAVING HIS HOME FOR EVER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 141 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/90367 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-06-1944 |
End Date | 08-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Donald 26, for France |
Reason for Loss | Crashed and caught fire on outbound leg at Doudeville, NE of Yerville, France |