Abrams, Ronald Walter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Walter |
Surname | Abrams |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Date of Death | 06-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Amelia Alice Abrams, of Goodmayes, Ilford, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | LK385 |
Markings | OJ-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Baudre Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | THEIR PATH OF DUTY WAS THE WAY TO GLORY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 165926 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Squadron Motto | Fortis nocte (Strong by night) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1004/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1004/11 |
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 | 05-06-1944 |
End Date | 06-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Methwold |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | D-Day Support- Operation Titanic, to drop 500 dummy parachutists away from the actual invasion zone. Part of a 110 bomber strong force deploying multiple deception, jamming and surveillance activities as part of the overarching Operation Bodyguard |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed near Baudre, SSE of St. Lô, France |