Hall, Eric
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric |
Surname | Hall |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edgar and Mary Louisa Hall, of Hanley, Staffordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3696 |
Markings | OW-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 152. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 175 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1216854 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 426 (Thunderbird) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with Inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Canadian personnel who served at RAF Linton on Ouse during WW2, including 408 and 426 Sqns RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1841/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1841/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-03-1943 |
End Date | 27-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (73% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 455 aircraft, 6 losses (1.3%). This raid was a failure because 5 Oboe equipped Mosquitoes were forced to return to base due to technical difficulties, so no sky marking had been possible. As a result bombing was scattered |
Reason for Loss | Last heard on w/t at 0205 at which time it was approximately 60 miles east of Withernsea |