Chesser, Ronald Etheridge
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Ronald Etheridge |
Surname | Chesser |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Etheridge Chesser and Ethel May Chesser, of Nottingham. Husband of Margery Florence Chesser. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS665 |
Markings | KO-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Carlton Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Row M. 6. Grave 163. |
Epitaph | ALSO HIS FATHER WILLIAM 27TH OCTOBER 1949 AGE 56 AND MOTHER ETHEL MAY 10TH JANUARY 1978 AGE 82 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 143 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 138785 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-08-1943 |
End Date | 11-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Little Snoring |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Nuremberg. 653 aircraft, 16 losses (2.5%). Ground marking was used even though there was cloud cover. Serious damage to both residential and industrial buildings and 577 deaths. |
Reason for Loss | Disintegrated in the air and crashed NNE of Huntingdon, Cambs |