Roberts, Ronald James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald James |
Surname | Roberts |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Elijah James Roberts and Ethel Mary Roberts, of Penn. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | LA844 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Penn (Holy Trinity) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot F. Row 3. Grave 52. |
Epitaph | ONE SAFE HOME |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 90 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1333459 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-03-1943 |
End Date | 27-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Stanton Harcourt |
Day/Night Raid | Night (73% moon) |
Operation | Training- night cross-country |
Reason for Loss | Overshot on landing back at Stanton Harourt and crashed at high speed into quarry, catching fire. |