Mears, Ronald Albert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Albert |
Surname | Mears |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Gladys E. Mears, and Stepson of Harry Chaplin, of East Ham, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BK702 |
Markings | HA-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 14. B. 1-5. |
Epitaph | IN EVERLOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON. FOR EVER IN OUR THOUGHTS. MUM AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 211 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 659110 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-03-1943 |
End Date | 30-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (40% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 329 aircraft, 21 losses (6.4%). Poor weather conditions with significant icing problems. PFF marking was inaccurate and the main force arrived late and bombing was largely ineffective |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed south of Bremen |