Ward, Eric
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric |
Surname | Ward |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Olley Ward, and of Alice Ward, of Streatham Hill, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N6084 |
Markings | OJ-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 19. B. 12-15. |
Epitaph | THOU, LORD, ART... PLENTEOUS IN MERCY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 259 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1261399 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-06-1942 |
End Date | 09-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (21% moon) |
Operation | Essen. 170 aircraft but yet another failure with only light damage to Essen. 19 aircraft lost. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Hassel, SE of Dorsten |