Withy, Ernest Michael
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Ernest Michael |
Surname | Withy |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
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Date of Death | 15-02-1939 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest & Eileen Mora Withy of Southroyd, Saxlingham, Norfolk |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim I |
Serial Number | L1155 |
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Memorial Information
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IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Pre-War |
Panel Number | PRE (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-02-1939 |
End Date | 15-02-1939 |
Takeoff Station | North Coates Fitties |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft suffered engine failure shortly after T/O and crashed near RAF North Coates Fitties, Lincolnshire |