Merritt, Albert Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Albert Edward |
Surname | Merritt |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank Ernest Merritt, and of Ada Jane Merritt, of Camden Town, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L8829 |
Markings | UX-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. B. 13. |
Epitaph | GONE FROM OUR MIDST BUT EVER IN OUR THOUGHTS. BELOVED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 211 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 523851 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 82 (United Provinces) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | TBC Watton, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of those of the RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces who lost their lives while serving at RAF Watton and Bodney |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/681/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/681/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-06-1940 |
End Date | 13-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Watton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Foret-de-Gault |
Reason for Loss | Presumed to have crashed in the North Sea |