Lever, Ernest James
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Ernest James |
Surname | Lever |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Charles and Irene Victoria Lever, of Parkville, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | LA836 |
Markings | ZV-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 261. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 63 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 418285 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 19 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Off A96, Balnageith near Forres, Grampian, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Cairn, Inscribed Metal Plaques & Aircraft Sculpture |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served with 19 OTU, RAF Forres |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-02-1944 |
End Date | 06-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kinloss |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Practicing night navigation sorties. Reported by coastguards to have crashed in the sea at 0150, some 3 miles off Lossiemouth on the Moray coast. Despite an extensive search, no bodies were recovered and all are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |