Mellor, Richard Hopwood Ogden
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Richard Hopwood Ogden |
Surname | Mellor |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
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Date of Death | 26-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charlie R. Mellor, and of Helena Mellor, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z9428 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 51. Sec. H. Row Q. Grave 249. |
Epitaph | A LIFE FREELY GIVEN THAT OTHER MOTHER'S SONS MAY LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 73 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/26209 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 24 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-09-1943 |
End Date | 26-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Honeybourne |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training for a bullseye exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Stoke Orchard, Gloucestershire |