Keeler, Russell Ross
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Russell Ross |
Surname | Keeler |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Werden Jackson Keeler and Ethel Florence Keeler, of Hartney, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | DV731 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 182. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 58 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/116462 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 28 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Keeler Lake, Manitoba; 8km east of the southern tip of Well's Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-08-1943 |
End Date | 12-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Castle Donington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Nickel Operation over France |
Reason for Loss | The aircraft was hit by flak during a leaflet dropping operation over France and later crashed in the sea off Shoreham in Sussex |