Ball, Richard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard |
Surname | Ball |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Alice Gertrude Ball, of Calow. Husband of Lilian Ball, of Sheffield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD842 |
Markings | EQ- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Calow Congregational Chapelyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1166456 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12554 (P366686/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-03-1942 |
End Date | 09-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | North Luffenham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (61% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the flare path after take-off |