Saker, Ernest Henry Benjamin
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Ernest Henry Benjamin |
Surname | Saker |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest William Barton Saker and Mary Catherine Saker, of Merinda, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7586 |
Markings | -C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Haverhill Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. U. Grave 250. |
Epitaph | HE DID HIS DUTY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 237 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 425224 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 1657 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | Adjacent to former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar & inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years and the Men and Women who were stationed at R.A.F. Stradishall and to honour the sacrifices that were made. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-07-1943 |
End Date | 22-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- three engine flying practice |
Reason for Loss | Stalled and crashed while attempting to go round again during a three-engined approach |