Oswald, Ronald Earl
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Ronald Earl |
Surname | Oswald |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Edward and Maude Oswald. Husband of Annie Black Oswald, of Hillside, New Jersey, U.S.A. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1685 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Honington (All Saints) Churchyard, Suffolk |
Grave Reference | Row E. Grave 6. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING YOU WILL BE REMEMBERED (Extract from For The Fallen by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 81 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/97152 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 23 OTU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-01-1943 |
End Date | 29-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Stratford upon Avon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a second Wellington from 23 OTU (X3586), both aircraft crashing near RAF Honington in Suffolk |