Grayson, Ronald Leake
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Ronald Leake |
Surname | Grayson |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter and Sarah Elizabeth Grayson, of Rotherham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington ll |
Serial Number | W5494 |
Markings | ED-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rotherham (Moorgate) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Old ground. Grave 31. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 42 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 123114 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
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 | 22-12-1942 |
End Date | 22-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from aerodrome to carry out cross country navigation exercise. Crashed approx 1 mile E of Bethesda at 1130hrs. Unknown cause of loss. |