Post, Ralph Ainsworth
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Ralph Ainsworth |
Surname | Post |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Stanley and Charlotte Post, of Bradwardine Manitoba. Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Manchester I |
Serial Number | L7418 |
Markings | ZN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 106. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 86 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/86124 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Post Lake, Manitoba; Within Caribou River Park Reserve |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-05-1942 |
End Date | 19-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft lost without trace. It is presumed to have been lost off of the Pembrokeshire coast during a navigation exercise. |