Mansbridge, Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald |
Surname | Mansbridge |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Charles and Ellen Louisa Mansbridge, of Harrow, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA968 |
Markings | 6O-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Montdidier French National Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 5827. |
Epitaph | A VOICE WE LOVED IS STILLED, A PLACE IS VACANT IN OUR HOME THAT NEVER CAN BE FILLED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 204 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1876639 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 582 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Airfield Site, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to RAF Little Staughton, including 109 Sqn |
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | In memory of 109 and 582 Sqns. At R.A.F. Little Staughton |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2052/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2052/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-05-1944 |
End Date | 04-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Little Staughton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (83% moon) |
Operation | Montdidier- to bomb the airfield. 92 aircraft, 4 losses, with much damage to the target |
Reason for Loss | Shot about by a night-fighter and exploded shortly afterwards, debris falling north of the target |