Muffett, Raymond Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Raymond Ernest |
Surname | Muffett |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Earish Muffett and Florence Evelyn Maud Muffett, of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM319 |
Markings | BQ-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 31. B. 2. |
Epitaph | A LITTLE TOKEN, TRUE AND TENDER, JUST TO SHOW WE STILL REMEMBER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 77 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1875817 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2044/5 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-05-1944 |
End Date | 22-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Viersen in North Rhine-Westphalia after being attacked by a night fighter |