Purry, Ronald Leonard
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Ronald Leonard |
Surname | Purry |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leonard Baldwin Purry and Ruby Edith Purry, of Bondi, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL889 |
Markings | LS-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 256. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 229 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 425099 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Sint Leonardus Church, Kerkstraat (N131), Sint Lenaerts, Antwerpen Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text |
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/204/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/204/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-06-1944 |
End Date | 15-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (35% moon) |
Operation | Le Havre- to attack E-boat installations |
Reason for Loss |