Elvin, Ronald Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Edward |
Surname | Elvin |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Charles and May Elizabeth Elvin, of Bedingham, Norfolk. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X9667 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 32. C. 4. |
Epitaph | "PEACE, PERFECT PEACE" GOOD-BYE UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 33 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1332186 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-01-1943 |
End Date | 28-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Night (64% moon) |
Operation | Training- bullseye exercise |
Reason for Loss | Part of the exercise was over the North Sea but it appears the Wellington strayed too far and was shot down by a night fighter off the Dutch coast |