Hall, Eric Archibald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric Archibald |
Surname | Hall |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter and Sarah Hall, of Farnborough, Hampshire. Husband of Florence Ethel Hall, of Farnborough. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W1043 |
Markings | ZA-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 84. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 1012 (Block 12, Column 1, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 175 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1200462 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 10 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Sgt E.A Hall 462 & 10 Sqns Always Remembered the Twins |
Location | Melbourne, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial Stone & Plaque |
Memorial Text | No 10 Squadron, 4 Group Bomber Command, WWII 1939-1945. This memorial was erected at the entrance to the former RAF Station Melbourne by ex Members and Friends of the Squadron to honour the memory of all personnel who died in the service of their Country |
Location | Melbourne Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Runway Light in Concrete Base |
Memorial Text | Let this landing light be a memorial to all those 1,000 aircrew and 120 aircraft that left this very point never to return so that we may return again and again in freedom to enjoy York Motor Sport Park |
Miscellaneous Information
Date of birth 24 Mar 1911 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13068 (P367342/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/143/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/143/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-03-1942 |
End Date | 31-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (97% moon) |
Operation | To bomb the Tirpitz in a Fjord near Trondheim. The vessel was not located but some flak positions were bombed |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the target area |