Rayment, Ronald Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Charles |
Surname | Rayment |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Charles and Florence Mary Rayment, of Grays, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ME496 |
Markings | TC-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. B. 21. |
Epitaph | CHERISHED MEMORIES OF OUR DEAR RON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 88 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1047297 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 170 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | On A631, adjacent to former Main Gate, Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | "To see and not be seen" 170 Squadron Royal Air Force Bpmber Command Hemswell |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1097/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1097/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-03-1945 |
End Date | 17-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (12% moon) |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Hit by either fighter or flak in the rear turret, the surviving crew members were ordered to bale out but only three got out safely |