Duke, Ronald Walter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Walter |
Surname | Duke |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter and Lucy Duke, of Kimberworth, Rotherham, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1500 |
Markings | KO-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 13. A. 4. |
Epitaph | HE SHALL GROW NOT OLD, AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD: AGE SHALL NOT WEARY HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 158 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1015615 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8335 (P361395/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/888/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/888/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-08-1941 |
End Date | 15-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (51% moon) |
Operation | Hanover |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the North Sea. |