Lawrence, Ronald William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald William |
Surname | Lawrence |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Elizabeth Emily June Lawrence, of Hatfield, Hertfordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | R3810 |
Markings | OM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen |
Grave Reference | Block "S". Plot 4. Row T. Grave 11. |
Epitaph | SADLY MISSED BUT SAFE IN GOD'S KEEPING |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 197 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 581399 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 107 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Andrew, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour to those who served at RAF Little Massingham during WW2, including 107 Sqn |
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wattisham during WW2, including 107 Sqn, who along with 110 Sqn delivered the first air raids of the War |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/841/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/841/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-06-1940 |
End Date | 12-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bomb targets at La Mare near Rouen |
Reason for Loss | Hit by ground fire and crashed in flames |