Ridge, William Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Ernest |
Surname | Ridge |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Ada Davey Ridge, of Fulham, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JD265 |
Markings | NP-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 2. G. 19-25. |
Epitaph | GONE FROM US BUT NOT FORGOTTEN, NEVER SHALL THY MEMORY FADE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 232 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1323884 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/45 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/44 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-11-1943 |
End Date | 27-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 178 aircraft on a diversionary raid alongside a raid on Berlin. 6 Halifaxes Lost (3.4%). Bombing was very scattered and caused little damage, although part of the night-fighter force was drawn off from the Berlin raid. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the northern suburbs of Mannheim, Germany |