Hancock, Ernest Augustus
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Ernest Augustus |
Surname | Hancock |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | LSGC |
Date of Death | 18-11-1943 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Edinburgh (Seafield) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 361. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 176 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 348493 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | Bourn |
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Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Miscellaneous Information
Awarded a Long Service and Good Conduct (LSGC) Medal which required 18 years' unblemished service. |
Promoted to WO on 19 July 1939 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
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Reason for Loss | Died of a heart attack in SSQ at RAF Oakington. |