Elder, Esmond Clive
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Esmond Clive |
Surname | Elder |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Coutts Elder. Husband of Hazel Irene Elder, of Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | V6322 |
Markings | XD- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | A. 14. 17. |
Epitaph | "ONE SHORT SLEEP PAST, WE WAKE ETERNALLY, AND DEATH SHALL BE NO MORE" HAZEL, GILLIAN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 160 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 84884 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Blickling, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Wooden Case containing RAF Oulton Roll of Honour & former 18 (B) Sqn Standard |
Memorial Text | In memory of R.A.F. Oulton 1940 - 1945 |
Location | Junction of Aylsham Rd & New Rd, Oulton Street, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick piller and Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of the R.A.F. and U.S.A.A.F. based here 1940 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
139 Squadron lost four Blenheims and their crews in this operation |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7976 (P360965/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/959/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/959/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-07-1941 |
End Date | 30-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Oulton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-shipping patrol |
Reason for Loss | Presumed lost over the sea |