Hill, Eric Allan
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Eric Allan |
Surname | Hill |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Joseph and Elizabeth Hill, of Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BK774 |
Markings | LS-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Frederikshavn Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Allied Plot. grave 40. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE. EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 182 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 414238 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/66 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/65 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-09-1943 |
End Date | 04-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the Kattegat |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the North Sea off the west coast of Denmark |