Poulsom, Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald |
Surname | Poulsom |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Phillip John and Sarah Ann Poulsom, of Porth, Glamorgan. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB518 |
Markings | HW |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. J. 25. |
Epitaph | AS WE LOVED HIM SO WE MISS HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 86 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1831282 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/798/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/798/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-01-1945 |
End Date | 03-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (81% moon) |
Operation | Nurnberg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down 18:55 by a night fighter, Hptm Kurt-Heinz Weigel of 11./NJG 6 and crashed W of Stuttgart. |