1941, while participating in a raid on Hamburg, Romilly's aircraft failed to return and was lost over the North Sea with all on board. Air-sea rescue operations begun out the following morning could find no trace of the craft or any survivors, and on 3 December, the search was abandoned. Mitford was notified by telegram on 1 December. See also List of people who disappeared mysteriously at sea Notes References Sources External links Account of marriage through to death Jessica Mitford's account of his death, conveyed to her by Winston Churchill Mini-biography of Esmond Romilly Photographic portrait of Esmond and Giles Romilly, at the National Gallery 1918 births 1941 deaths 1940s missing person cases Military personnel from London British people of the Spanish Civil War Canadian military personnel killed in World War II English communists International Brigades personnel Missing in action of World War II People educated at Wellington College, Berkshire People lost at sea Royal Canadian Air Force officers Royal Canadian Air Force personnel of World War II