Ricketts, Harold William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harold William |
Surname | Ricketts |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Date of Death | 02-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph William and Elizabeth Oakes Ricketts, of Catford, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5894 |
Markings | DX-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Scampton (St. John The Baptist) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | New Part. Grave 29. |
Epitaph | JESUS SAITH UNTO HIM I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE (John 14:6) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 90 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 900643 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Squadron Motto | Corpus non animum muto (I change my body, not my spirit) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-03-1943 |
End Date | 02-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (26% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on the return from Berlin at 02:00 on 2 Mar 1943 after flying into HT Cable near Riseholme, 3 miles SSE of Scampton. |