Rost, Ronald James Brownee
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald James Brownee |
Surname | Rost |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mrs. Ada Harriett Rost, of Manly, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | Z7496 |
Markings | WV-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | The Hague (Westduin) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Allied Plot. Row 3. Grave 66. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 235 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 402170 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 18 (Burma) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Norwich Airport, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | Memorial to the aircrew of the RAF and USAAF who served and gave their lives whilst operating from RAF Horsham St Faith |
Miscellaneous Information
Daring low-level attack by 20 Blenheims on shipping in Rotterdam |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7656 (P360584/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/243/38 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/243/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-07-1941 |
End Date | 16-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Horsham St. Faith |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Rotterdam |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Ypenburg airfield between Delft and Den Haag |