Archer, Ronald Albert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Albert |
Surname | Archer |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Albert and Maud Archer, of Harrow, Middlesex. Husband of Dorothy C. Archer, of Harrow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7500 |
Markings | MG-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 69. Row E. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE THAT LOVE ME IS NOT TO DIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 123 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 917021 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-06-1942 |
End Date | 03-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Essen. 195 aircraft. Little damage to town. 14 aircraft lost |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed off the Dutch coast |