Carnegie, Ronald Forbes
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Ronald Forbes |
Surname | Carnegie |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Frances Carnegie. Father of Sally, Jane and Jill Carnegie |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME634 |
Markings | KM-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Marissel French National Cemetery, Beauvais |
Grave Reference | Grave 304. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 17 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 70117 |
Service | Royal Air Force (RAFO) |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Dunholme Lodge Farm, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar with Inscribed Stone Tablet & Metal Lancaster Sculpture |
Memorial Text | R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge In memory of those who served here 1942 - 1946 |
Location | William Farr School, Welton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Information Board |
Memorial Text | Site of RAF Dunholme Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Miscellaneous Information
Date of birth: 15 Sept 1913 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/451/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/451/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-07-1944 |
End Date | 08-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Dunholme Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | St. Leu |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter whose attack killed F/L Carnegie. Abandoned and crashed 02:00 on 8 Jun 1944 some 2 km NE of St-Germer-de-Fly (Oise), 22 km W of Beauvais. Sgt Holt died on 8 Jul 1944 of his injuries received after leaving the aircraft |