Nelson, Ronald Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Ronald Herbert |
Surname | Nelson |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Harold and Minnie Nelson, of Gisborne, Auckland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | EF393 |
Markings | BU-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 12. B. 17. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 218 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 413339 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Monument with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In memory and honour of the Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force Squadrons who were based at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
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 27/1322/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1322/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-09-1943 |
End Date | 23-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Chedburgh |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Hanover- the first of four large raids. 711 aircraft, 26 losses (3.7%). Five American B-17s also took part. Visibility was good but strong winds hampered the marking efforts and consequently the bombing by the main force. No local report is available but it is unlikely that significant damage was caused. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the NW suburbs of Hanover |