Ratner, Harry
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Harry |
Surname | Ratner |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
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Date of Death | 25-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank and Sarah Ratner, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Row C. Grave 20. |
Epitaph | IN MEMORY OF A DEAR SON AND BROTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 230 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/28242 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 427 (Lion) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Ratner Lake, Manitoba; 25km west of Tadoule Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Roman Rd, Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brass plaque set into a stone plinth into which is carved with the Canadian maple leaf and the Yorkshire rose. |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served at RAF Leeming during World War II, including those from the Royal Canadian Air Force Squadrons, whose members came from all parts of the Commonwealth from 1942 to 1945; 405 Vancouver, 408 Goose |
Location | Opposite old Main Guardroom, RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of those men and women of many nations who served at RAF Leeming during the second world war. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
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Reason for Loss | Killed when the motorcycle on which he was riding pillion collided with a parked army truck on the Great North Road five miles south of Londonderry, Yorkshire. No guard had been posted to warn oncoming traffic of the presence of the truck. F/O Ratner was given first aid at the scene but died of his injuries in RAF Hospital, Northallerton. |