Corrigan, Eugene Patrick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eugene Patrick |
Surname | Corrigan |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-03-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Anastasia Corrigan, of Kells, Co. Meath, Irish Republic. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | L4146 |
Markings | QR-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. G. 9. |
Epitaph | R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 23 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580641 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Eire |
Miscellaneous Information
Died of peritonitis whilst PoW |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-05-1940 |
End Date | 25-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (86% moon) |
Operation | Tactical support of BEF in France |
Reason for Loss | Landed out of fuel in a grass covered clearing in the Black Forest. Due to a faulty gyro-compass, they thought they had landed in Scotland. |