Chadwick, Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ernest |
Surname | Chadwick |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest and Ellen Chadwick, of Anfield, Liverpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | DV786 |
Markings | GT- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brussels Town Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave X. 15. 3-5. |
Epitaph | THOUGHTS OF YOU ARE WITH US YET YEARS MAY PASS BUT WE NEVER FORGET. MAM & DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 142 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1006926 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 156 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Bollestraat, Brussegem (Merchtem), Vlaams-Brabant Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Metal sculpture, inscribed metal plaque & stencilled information board |
Memorial Text | Monument ter nagedachtenis van de slachtoffers van de vlieguigcrash van 3 juni 1942 - Wellington DV 786 van het 156 squadron RAF |
Location | St. Mary Magdalene Church, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | We light the way" This tablet is placed in memory of Flight Lieutenant JL Sloper DFC and Bar, RAFVR. And in tribute to all who served with 156 Squadron Path Finders Force at RAF Warboys, 1942-1945, In gratitude. |
Location | Tithe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillars and inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | From this RAF Station Warboys 156 squadrons No 8 (PFF) group, marked targets for Bomber Command 1942-1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-06-1942 |
End Date | 03-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Alconbury |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Essen. 195 aircraft. Little damage to town. 14 aircraft lost |
Reason for Loss | Crashed NW of Brussels |