Blanchard, Raymond Arthur Oswald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Raymond Arthur Oswald |
Surname | Blanchard |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel Arthur and Violet Blanchard, of Skegness, Lincolnshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND903 |
Markings | PM-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Orleans Main Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 1. Row B. Coll. grave 6-9. |
Epitaph | WE WILL REMEMBER THEM AND LIVE WORTHILY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 10 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1583395 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In loving memory of Sgt Raymond Blanchard RAFVR KIA aged 20 years |
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 27/816/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/816/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-07-1944 |
End Date | 26-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (28% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Most probably shot down by Oblt. Adolf Kaiser (1/NJG2) , the attack taking place 15 km West of Gien at 00:38 hrs. And crashed near La Ferté St Cyr not far from the Loire river. |