Grace, Raymond Archibald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Raymond Archibald |
Surname | Grace |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter Archibald Bradley Grace and Ada Emily Grace (née Noon), of Laurel Way, Leicester. Raymond was one of 14 children. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED979 |
Markings | PG- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot EE. Grave 41. |
Epitaph | "DID E'ER SUCH LOVE AND SORROW MEET, OR THORNS COMPOSE SO RICH A CROWN?" (Isaac Watts) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 41 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 614065 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 619 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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
Born 23 Dec 1919 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-06-1943 |
End Date | 29-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (12% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Maj. Gunter Radusch of Stab II./NJG3 detached to 1./NJG1 at 02:24 hrs - his 29th claim) and crashed at Aalst, south of Eindhoven, Holland. |