Cartwright, Eric (Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1942-July-24

Male Head

Birth Date: 1920

Born:

Parents: Edward Robert and Dorothy Eleanor Cartwright

Spouse:

Home: Nottingham, Notinghamshire, England (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAF

Unit

207 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Semper Paratus Always prepared

Base

RAF Bottesford

Rank

Sergeant

Position

W/Op-AG

Service Numbers

1208967

Home
Google MapNottingham, Notinghamshire, England (parents)
Target
Google MapDuisburg Germany
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England Lancaster Mk I R5632 EM-N Aircraft was inbound to the target when it was shot down by a night fighter and crashed in the North Sea 30 km west of Den Haag, Zuid-Holland while returning from a raid on Duisburg. No survivors.

Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster R5632

Flight Sergeant Timothy Clayton Blair RCAF

Flight Sergeant Blair, Timothy Clayton (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-July-24
Commonwealth War Graves Ereveld Geallieerden WW2

Sergeant Eric Cartwright RAF

Sergeant Cartwright, Eric (RAF)
W/Op-AG
Killed in Action
1942-July-24
cemetery unknown

Flight Sergeant John Charles Chiasson RCAF

Flight Sergeant Chiasson, John Charles (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-July-24
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Sergeant Harold Frank Clarke RAF

Sergeant Clarke, Harold Frank (RAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1942-July-24
cemetery unknown

Flt Sergeant William George Hawes RAAF

Flt Sergeant Hawes, William George (RAAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-July-24
cemetery unknown

Sergeant Percival James Hooper RNZAF

Sergeant Hooper, Percival James (RNZAF)
Flt. Engineer
Killed in Action
1942-July-24
cemetery unknown

Sergeant William Robert Smith RAF

Sergeant Smith, William Robert (RAF)
Rear Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-July-24
cemetery unknown