Hamilton, Mervyn Edgar
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Mervyn Edgar |
Surname | Hamilton |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Leslie Hamilton, and of Ellen Jane Hamilton, of Bulimba, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL844 |
Markings | JO-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 257. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 44 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 414232 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-08-1944 |
End Date | 15-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Gilze Rijen |
Reason for Loss | In a daylight attack on a Luftwaffe night fighter airfield a bomb dropped from above sheared off the rear turret on this Lancaster, killing F/O Hamilton instantly. The aircraft returned safely to Waddington |