Sergeant (Nav.) 1062350 Ernest Stanley Tickle

BMD details:
Marriage of Ernest S Tickle to Annie Gerrard reg Q3 1939 St Helens, Vol 8b page 2239

Family details:
Son of William Herbert and Martha Tickle, of St. Helen's Lancashire; husband of Annie Tickle, of Windle, St. Helen's.

Census details:
1939 Register. Not found.

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=28]Remembered on St Lukes War Memorial, Knowsley Road.[/url]

[b]151 Squadron History.[/b] The squadron reformed on 4 August 1936 at North Weald, equipped with Gauntlets from a detachment of No 56 Squadron. Hurricanes began to arrive in December 1938 and conversion was completed in February 1939. Unlike many Hurricane units, it remained in Britain on defensive duties, instead of going to France. It then covered the Dunkirk evacuation and took part in most of the Battle of Britain, before moving to Digby in September 1940. The following November, it was decided to transfer the squadron to the night fighting role and it moved to Bramcote where it also received Defiants. Night operations were commenced in February 1941 from its base at Wittering and a detachment at Coltishall. In April 1942, Mosquitos began to arrive and the Hurricanes were immediately retired although it was July before the Defiants left, leaving the squadron solely equipped with the Mosquito. From April 1943, as a result of the declining night interceptions being made, the squadron moved to Colerne, from where it began intruder operations. In October 1944, a move to Castle Camps led to it adopting the bomber support role and these were continued from East Anglia until the end of the war. A few days later the squadron moved back to the West Country, disbanding at Weston Zoyland on 10 October 1946 [center][butlink=http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/13120150.Search_for_family_of_RAF_sergeant_honoured_in_France/]Content from the St Helens Star[/butlink][/center] [xframe height=1400]http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/13120150.Search_for_family_of_RAF_sergeant_honoured_in_France/#skipToMain[/xframe]