Philp, Ross Ferrier
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Ross Ferrier |
Surname | Philp |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sir Roslyn Foster Bowie Philp KBE and Marjorie Alice Hewson Philp (née Ferrier), of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling IV |
Serial Number | LK238 |
Markings | MA-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gording Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 226 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 426260 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 161 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | Gibraltar Farm Barn, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scrolls |
Memorial Text | In memory of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford February 1942 - June 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Peter, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaques & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force, and SOE agents killed during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
This was his 60th operational sortie |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-10-1944 |
End Date | 07-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (71% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Tablejam 26, for Denmark |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Ju 88) and crashed between Gording and Vemb, Denmark |