Atkin, Ronald James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald James |
Surname | Atkin |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edwin James Atkin and Annie Gertrude Atkin, of Skegness, Lincolnshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL785 |
Markings | WS-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Marissel French National Cemetery, Beauvais |
Grave Reference | Grave 330. |
Epitaph | HE LOVED SUNSHINE, HOME AND LIFE, ALL THIS HE GAVE IN SACRIFICE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1451056 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/128/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/128/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-07-1944 |
End Date | 05-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Creil |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 0155 5Jul44 at le Tillet (Oise), 7 km W from Montatire. |