Halkyard, Ralph Callister
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Ralph Callister |
Surname | Halkyard |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 05-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Francis Halkyard and Alice Halkyard, of Canterbury, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG229 |
Markings | MG-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. C. 7. |
Epitaph | LIFE MORE ABUNDANT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 175 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 409694 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/102/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/102/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-04-1945 |
End Date | 05-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (58% moon) |
Operation | Harburg- to attack the Rhenania oil refinery. 327 aircraft, 3 losses. Clear conditions and a very accurate raid |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a direct hit from Flak and crashed north of the Harburg-Hamburg railway bridge over the River Elbe. |