Ross, Francis Robert
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Francis Robert |
Surname | Ross |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Bradlaugh Ross and of Kate Ellen Ross (Nee Carley), of Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND814 |
Markings | 6O-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rennes Eastern Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row D. Grave 10. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 235 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 42341 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 582 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Airfield Site, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to RAF Little Staughton, including 109 Sqn |
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | In memory of 109 and 582 Sqns. At R.A.F. Little Staughton |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2101/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2052/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1944 |
End Date | 28-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Little Staughton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (31% moon) |
Operation | Rennes- to attack the St Jacques airfield. 83 aircraft, 1 PFF bomber Lost The weather conditions were clear, the marking excellent and much damage was caused to the target. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on the edge of the target |