Dodson, Ronald Eric
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Eric |
Surname | Dodson |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Baden Dodson and Florence Ann Dodson. Husband of Phyllis Joan Dodson, of St. Ives, Huntingdonshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM533 |
Markings | KO-T T for Tare |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 228. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 156 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1332730 |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Married Q1 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-06-1944 |
End Date | 07-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Lisieux to bomb lines of communications behind the beachhead. Part of a 1065 strong bomber force with multiple tasks to disrupt ground communications lines, mainly to prevent reinforcement troops arriving at the beachhead. 3488 tones of bombs were dropped. Cloud cover over much of the NW territories of France hampered accuracy and French civilian casualties were inevitable. The raid on Achères was abandoned by the Master Bomber because the cloud was so dense. 11 aircraft Lost altogether (1.0%). Almost all of the targets were successfully hit and advances of German troops hampered to a great or lesser extent. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |