Chambers, Ralph
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ralph |
Surname | Chambers |
Gender | M |
Age | 37 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Chambers and of Elizabeth Chambers (Nee Jones), of Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM372 |
Markings | PO-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 226. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 18 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1482755 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 467 (Australian) |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden cabinet |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour remembering all 467 (RAAF) Sqn personnel who failed to return from Ops at RAF Bottesford |
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock & Internal inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Clock and inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-01-1944 |
End Date | 02-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (41% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down, probably by fighter ace Hptm. Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein of Stab/ NJG2, crashing in a field near the small village of Altmerdingsen |