Hadley, Ronald Arnold
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Ronald Arnold |
Surname | Hadley |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-10-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arnold Harold and Lilian Kate Hadley, of Thames, Auckland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | T4137 |
Markings | GE-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Great Bircham (St. Mary) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot 1. Row 1. Grave 10. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 174 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 79511 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 58 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/543/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/543/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-10-1940 |
End Date | 09-10-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (58% moon) |
Operation | Synthetic oil plant at Gelsenkirchen |
Reason for Loss | Problem with port engine following attack leading to a fire which was successfully extinguished. Went out of control and crashed while trying to make an emergency landing at Bircham Newton |