Ryan, Lenard Terence Jervis
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Lenard Terence Jervis |
Surname | Ryan |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-11-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Tierney Jervis Ryan and Ethel Daisy Ryan (Nee Alcock), of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | T1886 |
Markings | GB- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Stoke-on-Trent (Hartshill) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 18048. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 236 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41744 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Miscellaneous Information
His brother was killed flying with 220 Squadron a year earlier and both are buried in the same cemetery |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/4349 (P356217/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/826/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/826/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-11-1940 |
End Date | 27-11-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Swanton Morley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Cologne |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in woods 4 miles NE of airfield |