213763 Sgt Eric Sullivan Royal Air force Volunteer Force 460 Squadron from:Dagenham Essex (d.3rd Dec 1943) My 84 year old father who's name is Terry, only revealed the story of his brother Eric Sullivan a few years ago. We knew very little about Eric and his service record as all possessions were lost in a burglary 60 years ago. Eric was killed along with his crew mates in a raid on Berlin. He was killed near a town called Mahlow.
He was a rear gunner flying with an Australian crew under Flight Sgt C H Edwards. Their call sign was AR-E2 or sometimes known as DV296.
Eric's mum had forbidden him to join the RAF but he left home as soon as he was 18 and was killed at 19. His mother in her grief forbade my dad from ever discussing his older brother and only revealed his sadness in 2011.
We have no photos of him or his crew. I have taken my father to Berlin to visit his brother's war grave. The MoD have also provided his medals and we recently obtained his service record from the RAF, but alas still no photograph. Eric will live on in our family, my brother has his name. In his honour and in honour of all those who flew with Bomber Command,our family contributed to the Bomber Command memorial.
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