Goddard, Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Ronald |
Surname | Goddard |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert Dick Goddard and Dorothy May Goddard, of Faringdon. Husband of Betty Gladys Goddard, of Faringdon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PB911 |
Markings | F2-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Faringdon (All Saints) Churchyard, Berkshire |
Grave Reference | Grave 675. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS (John 15:13) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 170 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1315463 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 635 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2157/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-03-1945 |
End Date | 30-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- Fishpond training exercise |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have entered a cumulus nimbus cloud and iced up. Crashed NW of Swayfield, SSE of Grantham, Lincolnshire |