Hargrave, Ronald Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Charles |
Surname | Hargrave |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 06-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel and Edith Hargrave, of Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IA |
Serial Number | P9232 |
Markings | WS-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Geervliet (Simonshaven) Preotestant Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row N. Joint Grave 9. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM (From the Fallen Poem by Robert Laurence Binyon (1869-1943) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 177 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580775 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/125/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/125/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-06-1940 |
End Date | 06-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak on crossing Dutch coast |