Stratton, Ronald Grant
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Grant |
Surname | Stratton |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
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
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
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 |