Niles, Ronald Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Frederick |
Surname | Niles |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mrs. R. T. Niles, of Plymouth. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NN739 |
Markings | TC-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Spec. Memorial. No. 5. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. GOD'S HIGHEST REWARD, WINGS OF GLORY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 79 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1836904 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 170 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | On A631, adjacent to former Main Gate, Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | "To see and not be seen" 170 Squadron Royal Air Force Bpmber Command Hemswell |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1097/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1097/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-02-1945 |
End Date | 04-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Bottrop- Prosper Benzol plant |
Reason for Loss | Possibly shot down by flak |