Thompson, Ronald Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Edward |
Surname | Thompson |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward and Emily Thompson, of Nottingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X9637 |
Markings | SJ-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 95. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 106 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1177179 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-07-1942 |
End Date | 01-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off on a navigation exercise. Crashed into the sea at 1630hrs off Fowey, south coast of Cornwall. Upon impact the aircraft broke up and caught fire. Witnesses at the time were said to have seen the aircraft smoking just before it crashed. |