Townsend, Ronald Reginald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Reginald |
Surname | Townsend |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Reginald and Amy Susannah Townsend, of Lower Broadheath. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | JA448 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Broadheath (Christ Church) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 466. |
Epitaph | LORD, I CAME IN RESPONSE TO THY CALL TO ME, SAYING TENDERLY "MY SON, FOLLOW ME |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 108 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1577926 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 29 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-09-1943 |
End Date | 25-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bruntingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night training |
Reason for Loss | Stalled and crashed soon after take-off, coming down near Lutterworth |