Rawlings, Raymond Charles
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Raymond Charles |
Surname | Rawlings |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 09-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred William and Flora McDonald Rawlings, of Ravensbourne, Otago, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE283 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 15970. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 88 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 416164 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Miscellaneous Information
Born in the UK and emigrated to New Zealand. His brother Lesley Mcdonald Rawlings was a Mosquito pilot in 488 Sqn RNZAF and was killed six weeks before his brother, on 31/8/43, aged 20. The brothers are buried side by side in Cambridge City Cemetery. Another brother, Alf, was a PoW. Their mother passed away during the war. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-10-1943 |
End Date | 09-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Lost control and crashed WNW of Northallerton while trying to make an emergency landing |