Ellis, Ronald Oberlin
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Ronald Oberlin |
Surname | Ellis |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hector W. and Elizabeth Jane Ellis, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB729 |
Markings | LQ-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 250. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 160 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/85047 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1789/11 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1789/10 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-06-1944 |
End Date | 16-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Gransden Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (25% moon) |
Operation | Lens- to attack railway yards. Part of a 224 aircraft bomber force to attack railway installations at Lens and Valenciennes. Both raids were in clear conditions and were accurately executed. 11 aircraft Lost in all (4.9%). |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |