Allan, Ralph Grant
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Ralph Grant |
Surname | Allan |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Alice Wilhelmina Allan. Husband of Audrey Catherine Allan, of Dunston-On-Tyne, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE294 |
Markings | QO-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 175. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 122 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/16754 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 432 (Leaside) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Allan Hill, Manitoba; 40km north of Stephens Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Hill |
Memorial Text |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1943 |
End Date | 28-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Essen. 518 aircraft, 23 losses (4.4%). PFF used sky marking due to cloud cover. Limited damage to central and northern districts of Essen. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down 35km west of Texel island by a Bf 110 G-4 night-fighter from Leeuwarden airfield flown by Lt. Heinz Grimm of Stab IV./NJG 1, killing all on board. |