Francis, Ronald Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Douglas |
Surname | Francis |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Charles Francis and Winifred Edith Francis (née Rushmere), of Douglas Avenue, Wembley. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED694 |
Markings | WS-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot JJB. Grave 56. |
Epitaph | HE THAT BELIEVETH IN ME, THOUGH HE WERE DEAD, YET SHALL BE LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 37 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1269942 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born April 1921, Mutford, Suffolk. Living in 1939 in Douglas Avenue, Wembley. John died in Suffolk in 1951 and Winifred died in Waveney, Suffolk in 1986. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-04-1943 |
End Date | 04-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down at 23:54 hrs by a night fighter flown by Oblt. Eckart Wilhelm Von Bonin, of 6./NJG1, flying from St. Trondand, and crashed between Oploo and Stevensbeek, 21 km NE of Helmond, Holland. |