Parsons, Esmond John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Esmond John |
Surname | Parsons |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph William Horner Parsons and his second wife Alice Mary Parsons (née Turner), who married in 1917 in Poplar, London. His Father had three children with his first wife (Emily Louisa Englefield, who died in 1916) and Esmond was the only child to the second marriage. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ360 |
Markings | KN-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. E. 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 223 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1196230 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Miscellaneous Information
Born Q4, 1920 in Greenwich, London. |
Incorrectly represented on the IBCC Memorial Walls as PARSONS DJ. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/658/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/658/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-01-1945 |
End Date | 06-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Full Sutton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (55% moon) |
Operation | Hannover. 664 aircraft, 31 losses (4.7%). Bombs fell throughout the city. 493 buildings were destroyed and 250 people killed. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed SE of Steinhude, Germany |