Drake, Richard Ellsworth
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard Ellsworth |
Surname | Drake |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Ione Drake. Husband of Elizabeth Drake, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1369 |
Markings | DX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. C. 10. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 157 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/60226 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Drake Island, Manitoba; Within Oneeskawaywin Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Island |
Memorial Text |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/537/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/537/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-07-1941 |
End Date | 25-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Kiel |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the sea off the Frisian Islands |