Champion, Ellwin Clair
Personal Information
Rank | WO1 |
Forename(s) | Ellwin Clair |
Surname | Champion |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Ellwin Champion and Ethel Maria Champion, of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LK920 |
Markings | ZL-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hotton War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XI. A. 5. |
Epitaph | HIS MEMORY IS WITH US ALWAYS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 143 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/72856 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 427 (Lion) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Roman Rd, Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brass plaque set into a stone plinth into which is carved with the Canadian maple leaf and the Yorkshire rose. |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served at RAF Leeming during World War II, including those from the Royal Canadian Air Force Squadrons, whose members came from all parts of the Commonwealth from 1942 to 1945; 405 Vancouver, 408 Goose |
Location | Opposite old Main Guardroom, RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of those men and women of many nations who served at RAF Leeming during the second world war. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1845/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1845/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-10-1943 |
End Date | 05-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night Raid | Night (30% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt. 409 aircraft including three B-17s. 11 losses, including one B-17 (2.5%). This was the last raid where American aircraft were involved. Clear weather led to good marking and extensive destruction to the eastern half of the city and the inland docks. Tragically, an orphanage housed in a former Jewish hospital suffered a direct hit resulting in the death of 90 children, 14 nuns and some other members of staff |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Haut Fays, NW of Paliseul, Belgium |