Collins, Ronald Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Ronald Alfred |
Surname | Collins |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Edward and Maud Louise Collins, of Herne Hill, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED995 |
Markings | PH-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 16. K. 4-6. |
Epitaph | TRUTH TRUSTED ME TO HOLD HUMBLY, IN TURN, AT HER GOOD HOUR, HER TORCH ON HIGH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 22 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1337346 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 27/167/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-10-1943 |
End Date | 09-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (74% moon) |
Operation | Hannover |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in flames at Hameln on the E bank of the Weser |