Duke, Ronald Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Edward |
Surname | Duke |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Stephen John and Elsie Ethel Duke, of Paddington, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EF232 |
Markings | -J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Thurlby (St. Germain) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave C.5. |
Epitaph | I AM THINE, SAVE ME" HIS LIFE WAS SPENT IN HELPING OTHERS (From Psalm 119:94) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 30 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1383442 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1660 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-01-1944 |
End Date | 31-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Swinderby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | 31 January on a night exercise, the crew including a pupil pilot and two flight engineers. At 2132, soon after departing, the Stirling came down at Carlton-le-Moorland, 9 miles SSW from Lincoln. |