Prior, Ernest Harry
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | Ernest Harry |
Surname | Prior |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-03-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. Algernon John Prior, of Waterbeach. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IA |
Serial Number | N2984 |
Markings | OJ- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Waterbeach Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 190A. |
Epitaph | ETERNAL REST GIVE UNTO HIM, O LORD; AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 228 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 546726 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 |
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Crew of five killed |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1000/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1000/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-03-1940 |
End Date | 02-03-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (41% moon) |
Operation | Bremen to drop leaflets |
Reason for Loss | Port engine failed shortly after takeoff. Crashed before an emergency landing was possible |