Abbs, Ronald Charles
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Ronald Charles |
Surname | Abbs |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Charles and Helen Abbs, of West Runton, Husband of Alice Emma Elizabeth Abbs, of Ipswich, Suffolk. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB243 |
Markings | PH-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | West Runton (Holy Trinity) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | South Sec. Grave E.9. |
Epitaph | DEEP IN OUR HEARTS A MEMORY IS KEPT OF ONE WE LOVED AND SHALL NEVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 1 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1581934 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Location | Bawtry Hall, Bawtry, South Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who did not return 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Employed by British Thompson Houston prior to enlistment. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/169/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/169/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-02-1945 |
End Date | 26-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Dived into the ground at Stainton le Vale near Market Rasen, Lincs. |