Howell, Ronald Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Frederick |
Surname | Howell |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Henry and Rosalind Pearl Howell, of Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW464 |
Markings | C8-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Clamart Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Division N. |
Epitaph | IN PROUD AND CONSTANT MEMORY OF OUR DEAR RONNIE. EVER IN OUR THOUGHTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 185 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1875086 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 640 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Beverley, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those of 640 Sqn who were killed during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Of the seven survivors, two successfully evaded capture and the remainder became PoW |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-07-1944 |
End Date | 25-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 461 Lancasters and 153 Halifaxes. 17 Lancasters and 4 Halifaxes lost (4.6% in all). The first of three large raids on the city in a five-night window. The central districts were devastated despite being in valleys. Most of the municipal and cultural buildings were destroyed. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Clamart, SW of Paris, France |