Cassingham, Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Ernest |
Surname | Cassingham |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert and Kate Cassingham. Husband of Myra Irene Cassingham, of Ightham, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JB785 |
Markings | TL-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rotterdam (Crooswijk) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot LL. Row 1. Grave 43. |
Epitaph | SLEEP WELL, MY DARLING TILL WE MEET AGAIN. EVERLOVING WIFE MYRA, MUM AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 142 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1335447 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Graveley Airfield 1942-1945 8 Group Bomber Command 35 Squadron Pathfinder Force 692 Squadron Light Night Striking Force R.A.F. To commemorate this airfield in honour of those who served the nation aircrew, groundstaff & WAFF of United Kingdom Dominions, C |
Location | All Saints Church, Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Sqn Badge & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Remember before God all those airmen and airwomen 3who served with 35 Squadron R.A.F. Graveley 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/380/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/380/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-06-1943 |
End Date | 12-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Graveley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (59% moon) |
Operation | Münster. 72 aircraft, all from 8 Group as a mass H2S trial. 33 aircraft acted as markers and the remainder as the main force. The raid was a tremendous success as later reconnaissance photographs showed. 5 losses (6.9%) |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter |