Stratton, Ronald Grant
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Grant |
Surname | Stratton |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | His Brother, Keith Robinson Stratton, Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6667 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 30. G. 8. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 103 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/59586 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Stratton Island, Manitoba; 10km west of Nejanilini Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Island |
Memorial Text |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 26 April, 1921 Stonewall, Manitoba. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-07-1941 |
End Date | 05-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night bombing practice |
Reason for Loss | Broke up in the air and crashed about 0240 at Garsington ,5 miles SE from the centre of Oxford. On impact ,the debris commenced to burn |