Gares, Ernest Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Ernest Joseph |
Surname | Gares |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Rudolf and Mary Gares, of Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JP202 |
Markings | VR-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 250. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 168 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/86329 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Gares Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-04-1944 |
End Date | 19-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Mining in Faske Bay |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the North Sea |