Waudby, Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald |
Surname | Waudby |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Waudby and Lilian Waudby (née Trenholm), of Holloway, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4767 |
Markings | QR-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 1. H. 5-8. |
Epitaph | THE ONE WE LOVED HAS GONE TO REST. HE GAVE HIS LIFE, HIS MEMORY WE BLESS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 113 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1282147 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 1921, Holborn, London. His father died on 16 February 1954, he had been a stone mason. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-01-1943 |
End Date | 18-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Coned by two searchlights of Marine flak.Abt 241 and hit by light flak of Kreig Marine vessel K3, ice breaker "Eisvogel" & by 2., 3., and 6.,/Marine Flak.Abt.271. Crashed into a wood yard behind the Lutheran Church at Hohenzollern Platz at 22.08hrs. |