Romilly, Esmond Mark David
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Esmond Mark David |
Surname | Romilly |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-11-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bertram Henry Samuel Romilly and Nelly Margaret Ogilvy Romilly (née Hozier), of London, England. Husband of Jessica Lucy Romilly (née Freeman-Mitford), whom he married on 18 May at Bayonne, France. Father of Anne Constancia Romilly, born 9 February 1941 in Washington D.C. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6506 |
Markings | GE-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 60. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 235 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/5677 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 58 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Esmond was born born on 10 July 1918 in London, England. Both parents were born in England, his father, a Colonel in the Scots Guards, was born at Kington, Herefordshire and his mother in London. His father died in 1939. He had a brother Giles, who became a prisoner of war in Germany. The schools he attended were Newlands, Seaford 1927–1931 (Prep school) and Wellington College, Berkshire, England 1931-1934. Esmond enjoyed a variety of sports including tennis, swimming, squash and riding. He worked as a writer and author in various places: World Film News, London as an assistant editor and manager 1935-1936; News Chronicle as Special correspondent during 1937; for Graham and Gillis as copy writer 1937-1939. He then emigrated to USA and worked at Topping & Lloyd, New York as a copy writer 1939, then in Washington D.C. as a feature writer 1939-1940. |
Esmond enlisted on 25 July 1940 and after initial training was posted to the U.K. He embarked from Canada, arriving at 3 PRC on 29 June 1941, then continued to 10 OTU on 2 August 1941 and 58 Squadron on 9 October 1941. Sadly Esmond was then to lose his life on 30 November 1941. |
Despite having lived in France and USA he enlisted in Canada and remained a British citizen. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/544/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/544/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11-1941 |
End Date | 01-12-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (93% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |