Ford, Patrick Raymond
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Patrick Raymond |
Surname | Ford |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward James Ford and Ethel Rose Ann Margaret Ford, of Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4373 |
Markings | PH-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. G. 14. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE (John 15:13) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 36 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 414132 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-06-1943 |
End Date | 12-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (59% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the target area. |