Beales, Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald |
Surname | Beales |
Gender | M |
Age | 38 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Fanny Elizabeth Beales, of Peterborough, Northamptonshire. Husband of Kathleen Mary Beales, of Peterborough. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PD363 |
Markings | UL-K2 Might Atom |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Choloy War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. C. 1-7. |
Epitaph | HE WAS GENTLE AND THE ELEMENTS SO MIXED IN HIM... |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 7 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1868744 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Miscellaneous Information
Aircraft name "Mighty Atom" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/19 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-03-1945 |
End Date | 08-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Dessau |
Reason for Loss | Last heard on W/T at 2135 broadcasting wind speed and direction. Believed to have crashed in France |