Braley, Raymond Sydney
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Raymond Sydney |
Surname | Braley |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-10-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7870 |
Markings | ZA-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 99. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 134 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/10170 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 10 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Melbourne, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial Stone & Plaque |
Memorial Text | No 10 Squadron, 4 Group Bomber Command, WWII 1939-1945. This memorial was erected at the entrance to the former RAF Station Melbourne by ex Members and Friends of the Squadron to honour the memory of all personnel who died in the service of their Country |
Location | Melbourne Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Runway Light in Concrete Base |
Memorial Text | Let this landing light be a memorial to all those 1,000 aircrew and 120 aircraft that left this very point never to return so that we may return again and again in freedom to enjoy York Motor Sport Park |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/143/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/143/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-10-1942 |
End Date | 14-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Melbourne |
Day/Night Raid | Night (19% moon) |
Operation | Kiel. 288 aircraft, 8 losses (2.8%). A decoy fire drew much of the fire away from the target but the rest was well concentrated on the town. A local diarist noted that there was a huge amount of roof and glass damage and this is due to the use of high capacity blast bombs. He also noted that flak fire was very late in beginning but actually this was a ploy by the German defences to prevent early identification of the target. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |