Firth, Ernest James
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Ernest James |
Surname | Firth |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick and Kate Ritchie Firth, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LK738 |
Markings | MA-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Hilaire-sur-Rille Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | IN LIFE, LOVED AND HONORED IN DEATH, REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 164 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/156084 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 38 |
Squadron | 161 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Navigator |
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 | Gibraltar Farm Barn, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scrolls |
Memorial Text | In memory of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford February 1942 - June 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Peter, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaques & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force, and SOE agents killed during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1944 |
End Date | 11-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation John 98/ Breugel, for France |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into woods near St Hilaire-sur-Rille, France |