Ruffell-Hazell, Richard James
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Richard James |
Surname | Ruffell-Hazell |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 03-08-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Flora Eliza Ruffell-Hazel. Husband of Winifred Mary Ruffell-Hazel, of Winchester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R3202 |
Markings | KO-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 11. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 236 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 359517 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/887/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/887/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-08-1940 |
End Date | 03-08-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Raid on Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Originally thought to have ditched off Rottum in the Frisian Islands but recent research has revealed that the last contact with the aircraft was at about 100 miles from the English coast on the return leg. After contact was lost a search was mounted to no avail. The only logical explanation is that they must have ditched and drifted together for over 2 weeks before the bodies washed ashore close together. The German post mortem report for Reg Gerry states that his body could not have been in the water for very long. |