Beer, Eric James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric James |
Surname | Beer |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
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Date of Death | 13-01-1939 |
Next of Kin | Son of William James & Ethel May Beer of Winsham, Somerset; Husband of Olive K. Beer |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Fairey Battle |
Serial Number | K7631 |
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Memorial Information
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Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Pre-War |
Panel Number | PRE (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 564798 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-01-1939 |
End Date | 13-01-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Thornaby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft crashed into the Sea in bad visibility off Souter Point, County Durham |