Saunders, Bertram Eric
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Bertram Eric |
Surname | Saunders |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bertram and Mabel Marie Saunders, of Ewell. Husband of Winifred Eileen Saunders. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JP201 |
Markings | QY-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Streatham Park Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Square 21. Grave 26045. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF A DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND, SON AND BROTHER. FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 237 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 943666 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1666 HCU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Morchard Bishop, Devon |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial stone and inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of 1666 HCU Halifax JP201 which collided in mid-air with 1664 HCU Halifax LL137 on 15th November 1944 |
Location | St. Gregory Minster, Kirkdale, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian Airmen who flew from RAF Wombleton during WW2, including 1666 HCU |
Location | Roadside location, Wombleton, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian Airmen who flew from RAF Wombleton during WW2, including 1666 HCU |
Miscellaneous Information
Icing of the windscreen on both of these aircraft was said to be a contributory factor |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-11-1944 |
End Date | 15-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wombleton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a 1664 HCU Halifax (LL137 ZU-L), both aircraft crashing near Bow, NE of Exeter |