Rennie, Ross Burton
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Ross Burton |
Surname | Rennie |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of David Louis Rennie and Annie Christina Rennie of Saskatchewan, Canada |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME854 |
Markings | UL-D2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 19. B. 4-10. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 89 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/169236 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 19th May 1919. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/7 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-09-1944 |
End Date | 13-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | Claimed by Hauptmann Martin Becker. Crashed near Worms, no survivors |