Curtis, Ronald William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald William |
Surname | Curtis |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Nellie Curtis, of Newnham, Cambridge. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE367 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 11. A. 16. |
Epitaph | IN GOD'S KEEPING |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 26 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 961776 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/19 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/18 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-10-1941 |
End Date | 13-10-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Swinderby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (55% moon) |
Operation | Huls |
Reason for Loss | Coned by 2/Flakscheinw Abt 648. Hit by 4 & 5/Res Flak Abt 141. 5/Res Flak Abt 251 and 2/Res Flak Abt 407. Crashed at Dusseldorf-Oberbilk. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1941 The Early Years Part 2 - Theo Boiten) |