Start, Ernest John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ernest John |
Surname | Start |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Wilfred Ernest and Eliza Evelyn Start, of Long Eaton, Derbyshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6936 |
Markings | GE-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. D. 11. |
Epitaph | HIS MEMORY IS MY GREATEST TREASURE. IN MY HEART HE WILL LIVE FOR EVER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 246 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 755098 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 58 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9186 (P362418/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/544/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/544/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-09-1941 |
End Date | 20-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Stettin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed close to the Baltic coast |