Douglas, Ronald Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Ronald Thomas |
Surname | Douglas |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Archibald and Sarah Olive Douglas, of Manton, Blackpool, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE699 |
Markings | AS-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 20. A. 3. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS TO-DAY THAT WE MIGHT HAVE OUR TO-MORROWS (John 15:13) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 30 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 134674 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 199 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF North Creake |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-05-1943 |
End Date | 26-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Kirmington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (57% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 2357hrs. Hit by flak and crashed near the hamlet of Prootstdijk (Limburg), 4km NE of Weert, Holland. |