Hall, Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ernest |
Surname | Hall |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry G. and Bertha Hall, of Bailieborough, Co. Cavan, Irish Republic. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JB793 |
Markings | VR-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hotton War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | IV. C. 9. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS (John 15:13) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 175 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1527080 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | Eire |
Other Memorials
Location | Fermes en Fagnes, Jalhay, Liege Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Memorial stone & inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | EST TOMBE LE 30 MAI 1943 LE SERGENT AVIATEUR E. HALL Mle. 1527080 EN RECONNAISSANCE A LA R.A.F. LES MEMBRES DE L’ A.S. JALRAY |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Three survivors managed to evade capture until January 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-05-1943 |
End Date | 30-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Wuppertal. 719 aircraft, 33 losses(4.6%). PFF target marking and the resultant main force bombing was especially accurate, leading to what was probably the first instance of a 'firestorm'. Five of the six largest factories in the town, 211 other industrial premises and almost 4000 homes were completely destroyed. Approximately 3400 deaths- five times greater than any other city raid. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter on return leg and crashed SW of Eupen, Belgium. |