Hardy, Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Ronald |
Surname | Hardy |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Corrie and Hilda Louisa Hardy, of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM685 |
Markings | JI-B2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 20. C. 13-15. |
Epitaph | HE SLEEPS IN A SOLDIER'S GRAVE, HONOURED WITH AUSTRALIA'S BRAVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 177 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 429799 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 514 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John the Evangelist, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial and RoH |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 514 Sqn who served at RAF Waterbeach 1943-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1981/46 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1979/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-02-1945 |
End Date | 04-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund- to attack the Hansa benzol facility. 149 Lancasters, all from 3 Group, 4 lost. |
Reason for Loss |