Carruthers, Ford Ross
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Ford Ross |
Surname | Carruthers |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Orrin V. and Beulah J. Carruthers, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | BJ691 |
Markings | PH-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 103. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 18 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/96134 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/166/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/166/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-09-1942 |
End Date | 07-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft and crew missing without trace. |