Gunner, Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ernest |
Surname | Gunner |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Florence Gunner, of Hammersmith. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB483 |
Markings | XY-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Mortlake Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 8. Sec. A. Grave 38. |
Epitaph | YOUR SHORT LIFE WAS OUR JOY AND PLEASURE, ERNIE. HAVE YOU GIVEN IT IN VAIN? |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 174 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1898913 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 186 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1145/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1145/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-04-1945 |
End Date | 14-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Kiel- to bomb the U-boat yards |
Reason for Loss | On return, collided in the circuit with another 186 Sqn Lancaster (PB488 AP-J) |