Keene, Ronald Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Ernest |
Surname | Keene |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Richard and Florence May Keene, of Hayes, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ763 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Middleton Stoney (All Saints) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot 2. Row G. Grave 10. |
Epitaph | SLEEP ON, BELOVED, SLEEP AND TAKE THY REST WE LOVED THEE WELL BUT JESUS LOVED THEE BEST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 58 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1334731 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | 2nd pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-01-1943 |
End Date | 15-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Barford St. John |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night circuits |
Reason for Loss | An engine failed and the Wellington crashed near the airfield |