Franklin, Ronald Eden
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Eden |
Surname | Franklin |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Eden Franklin and Helen Franklin, of Roby, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z9131 |
Markings | MA-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sévigny-Waleppe Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row 3. Grave 19. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 166 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1504580 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 38 |
Squadron | 161 (Special Duties) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | Gibraltar Farm Barn, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scrolls |
Memorial Text | In memory of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford February 1942 - June 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Peter, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaques & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force, and SOE agents killed during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-09-1942 |
End Date | 25-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive |
Reason for Loss |