Mervyn Eugene Cipriani

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[Photograph: CMHA]

1399230 – M.E. Cipriani – Sgt – Ach/P – attested 19.11.41
D.F. 22.10.43

[Source: NA AIR 2/6876 - Nominal Roll of Coloured Candidates, October 1944]

1399230 – Flight Sergeant – Pilot – 158 Sqn, Bomber Command, 4 Group – Halifax – KIA at 25

Volunteer ETS; Trained at Piarco; KIA on 22 Oct 1943. Halifax W297 took off from Lissett airfield at 1745hrs on 22 Oct 1943; bombing mission on Kassel; aircraft failed to return. No survivors. Buried at Hanover War cemetery, Germany, Plot 1, Row C, Grave 3. Kasel raid comprised 569 aircraft – 322 Lancs., 247 halifax; loss rate 7%. Raid was exceptionally accurate and resulted in a firestorm – Son of Emmanuel Paul and Lelia Inez Cipriani, of Port of Spain, Trinidad.

[Source: CMHA]

2 additions to “Mervyn Eugene Cipriani”

  1. Jerome Lee adds:

    CIPRIANI, MERVYN EUGENE Initials: M E Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Sergeant (Pilot) Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Unit Text: 158 Sqdn. Age: 25 Date of Death: 22/10/1943 Service No: 1399230 Additional information: Son of Emmanuel Paul and Lelia Inez Cipriani, of Port of Spain, Trinidad. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: 1. C. 3. Cemetery: HANOVER WAR CEMETERY. Source; CWGC. Additional info. courtesy CXX, WW2Chat.com:- 158 Sqn Halifax II LW297 NP-E Op. Kassel. Took off 1745hrs Lissett. Crashed at Holzhausen 7 km WSW of Munden. Source: BCL Vol.4 WR Chorley

    September 1st, 2009 at 3:00 pm
  2. david mellor adds:

    i am doing geneology on my foreparents.mervyn cipiani was the child of my grandmother”s(leontine burke)sister(lelia cipriani).if anyone can give me any more info on the history of mervyn in the RAF,i would appreciate it.thanks,david mellor

    October 11th, 2011 at 12:54 am

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