Ellsmere, Ross Orval
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Ross Orval |
Surname | Ellsmere |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Capt. George J. Ellsmere and Agnes E. Ellsmere, of North Bay, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND706 |
Markings | OF-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Desir War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | VIII. B. 10. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF A GALLANT SON. GOD BLESS HIM AND HIS CREW |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 32 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/24075 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-05-1944 |
End Date | 04-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (83% moon) |
Operation | Mailly-le-Camp |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft crashed 3km S/W of Allainville in France. Shot down by a night fighter flown by Oblt. Walter Riedlberger of 1./NJG4 |