Kirby, Ronald Alfred Percival
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Alfred Percival |
Surname | Kirby |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percy and Beatrice Ida Kirby, of Southbourne, Bournemouth, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Fairey Battle I |
Serial Number | P2261 |
Markings | RH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hotton War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave I. B. 3-5. |
Epitaph | ONE HAS NOT LIVED TILL ONE HAS FLOWN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 194 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 518693 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AASF |
Squadron | 88 (Hong Kong) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A Stained Glass Window to commemorate RAF Swanton Morley and the Sqns that served there. In particular, 88 (Hong Kong) Sqn, 8th July 1941 - 19th August 1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-05-1940 |
End Date | 11-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Mourmelon-le-Grand |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Attack troop formations at Bouillon in the Ardennes |
Reason for Loss | Hit by ground fire and crashed near Norville |