Forsdick, Ronald Victor Stuart
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Victor Stuart |
Surname | Forsdick |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry Victor and Gertrude Forsdick, of Hendon, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB133 |
Markings | PG- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 19. A. 6-10. |
Epitaph | GONE FROM US BUT NOT FORGOTTEN, NEVER SHALL THY MEMORY FADE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 36 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1386815 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 619 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served with 619 Sqn during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
A postal employee before volunteering, Ronald is remembered in the Post Office Memorial Book 1914-45. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/39 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-09-1943 |
End Date | 06-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Mannheim |
Reason for Loss | Burst into flames over Germany exploded |