Raper, Ernest John James
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Ernest John James |
Surname | Raper |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas John and Lily Raper. Husband of Beatrice Faith Raper, of New Cross, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6572 |
Markings | DY- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 26. D. 9. |
Epitaph | SWEET MEMORIES WITH ME REMAIN. WE ONLY PART TO MEET AGAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 230 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 751176 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
One of four 102 Squadron Whitleys lost on this raid |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-06-1941 |
End Date | 28-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (11% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have crashed in the Weser/Elbe estuaries |