Brant, Ronald Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Arthur |
Surname | Brant |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Mary Kathleen Brant, of Boston. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | BD261 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Boston (Holy Trinity) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | ONE OF THE FEW WHO DID SO MUCH FOR SO MANY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 12 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1238784 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-12-1942 |
End Date | 24-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | St. Eval |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-submarine patrol |
Reason for Loss | Ditched due to engine failure in sea off Land's End |