Pringle, Bertram Hamilton
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Bertram Hamilton |
Surname | Pringle |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Hamilton Pringle and Eva Maude Pringle, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Accountant. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA979 |
Markings | LQ- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 14722. |
Epitaph | HE WILLINGLY GAVE HIS LIFE THAT OTHERS MIGHT BE SAFE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 228 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/11133 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Pringle Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-11-1943 |
End Date | 05-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Gransden Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Dived into the ground while on final approach to Gransden Lodge airfield |