Whatley, Ronald James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald James |
Surname | Whatley |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry James Whatley and Elsie May Whatley (née Lock), of Charles Street, Tonypandy, Rhonda, Glamorgan. Husband of Ceri Whatley (née Evans), whom he married at Pontypridd in 1942. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED754 |
Markings | OF-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 169. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 114 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 623524 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Miscellaneous Information
Born December 1920, Pontypridd. Ronald's wife remarried in 1948 and became Mrs. Donovan. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-03-1943 |
End Date | 29-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (51% moon) |
Operation | St. Nazaire |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the sea near Piriac, close to the target area. The aircraft was coned by searchlights, hit by flak from several flak batteries. |