Bell, Ronald Joshua
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Joshua |
Surname | Bell |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-11-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Russell Moncrieff Bell and Elizabeth Vida Bell, of Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | T2554 |
Markings | LN-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 13. E. 5. |
Epitaph | HE THAT BELIEVETH IN ME HATH EVERLASTING LIFE. Bible New Testament John 6:47 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 402497 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 99 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Newmarket Heath Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of comrades who fell in battle during WW11 1939-1945 and all ranks who served on 99 Squadron Royal Air Force, the Squadron was based here from September 1939 until March 1941 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/10183 (P363636/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-11-1941 |
End Date | 08-11-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (87% moon) |
Operation | Berlin- industrial, railway and utility targets hit. Last raid on Berlin for more than a year |
Reason for Loss | Remainder of the crew became PoWs |