Name
Lloyd Sylvester Ernst
Born
1921-12-04
Birth Place
Kenaston, SK
Occupation
Waiter (pre-war)
Religion
Evangelical (Protestant)
Died
1942-09-26/27
Death Place
Over the North Sea just off Danish coast.
Death
Aircraft attacked by night fighter interceptors and crashed from damage sustained.
Monument
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
R85838
Highest Rank
Flight Sergeant
Conflict
Battalion
Company
Squadron 78 operating from Linton-on Ouse, Scotland.
Enlisted
RCAF Recruiting Centre, Toronto
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1940-11-15
Service Record 2
Conflict
Battalion
Previously with Lincoln and Welland Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Company
2nd. Battalion "A" Company.
Notes
Lloyd's service unit is listed as "#20 Operational Training Unit" on the memorial panels by the Bomber Command Museum of Canada, Nanton Alberta.Sources & Links
- Bruce County Genealogical Society surname clipping collection.- Ernst, Lloyd Sylvester service file, Library and Archives Canada RG 24, vol 27472 (BCM&CC reference #A2016.003.005).
- Bomber Command Museum of Canada, Nanton Alberta, Memorial Panels. Bruce Remembers Feedback November 18, 2023.
- Library & Archives Canada
