Vance, Elmer Robert
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Elmer Robert |
Surname | Vance |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son O F Robert E Hudson Vance and Martha Vance, of Bethune, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9261 |
Markings | MG-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Svino Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 9. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 257 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/16604 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Vance Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/7 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/6 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-04-1943 |
End Date | 21-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Stettin. 339 aircraft, 21 losses (6.2%). Beyond the range of Oboe but a successful raid nonetheless. Visibility was good and PFF marked the target very accurately. Over 100 acres of industrial land were completely destroyed. Production was completely halted at a large chemical plant. 586 deaths in the city |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed WNW of Slagelse, Denmark |