Bingham, Ronald Albert
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Ronald Albert |
Surname | Bingham |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert and Florence Emily Bingham, of Kidderminster, Worcestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | BB204 |
Markings | PM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gosseliès Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 1. Coll. grave 16-17. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 9 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 119177 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/814/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/814/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-08-1942 |
End Date | 29-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Saarbrucken |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night-fighter at 12000' over Oostende and set on fire. Crashed SW of Dinant, Belgium |