Service Details
Name:
 SARGENT
Given Name:
 ERNEST JOHNSTON
Initials:
 E J
Service No:
 904435
Trade:
 Pilot
Rank:
 Sergeant
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Regiment:
 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
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Unit:
 78 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1941-11-08
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Age:
 27
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Whitley Z9151, crashed Neu Ruppin, 40 miles West of Berlin. Took off 2227 7 Nov 1941 from Croft. Abandoned by the crew over the target. All other crew members became POW
Additional
Information:
Son of Francis Johnston Sargent and Lucie Hyacintha Sargent, of East London, Cape Province, South Africa. Born Molteno, Cape Province. Commemoration stone in Cape Town (Maitland) Cemetery
Commemoration
Country:
 Germany
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Locality:
 Berlin, Berlin
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Cemetery:
 BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 7. K. 5.

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