Ratcliffe, Joseph Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph Edward |
Surname | Ratcliffe |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Edna Maud Ratcliffe, of Tebay. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE238 |
Markings | -U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tebay (St. James) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 720. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 88 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1077190 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 30 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-07-1943 |
End Date | 07-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Hixon |
Day/Night Raid | Night (17% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 0344 at Hanging Wicket E of the airfield near Abbots Bromley. |