Bassett, Ronald Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Herbert |
Surname | Bassett |
Gender | M |
Age | 40 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert Richard and Hannah Elizabeth Bassett. Husband of Edith Annie Bassett, of Sevenoaks, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DG275 |
Markings | YW-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Thurlby (St. Germain) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave C.2. |
Epitaph | JESU MERCY. BELOVED - HE CARETH FOR YOU AND WILL GRANT HEAVEN'S PERFECT PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 6 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1238746 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1660 HCU |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-10-1943 |
End Date | 01-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Swinderby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Broke up after failing to recover from a violent spin and crashed near Bardney airfield Lincolnshire. |