Saunders, Raymond Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Raymond Charles |
Surname | Saunders |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Thomas Saunders and Beatrice Saunders. Husband of Christine Mary Saunders, of Southport, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ380 |
Markings | XD-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Maubeuge-Centre Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row B. Grave 16. |
Epitaph | THERE'S SOME CORNER OF A FOREIGN FIELD THAT IS FOR EVER ENGLAND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 237 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 996559 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-04-1943 |
End Date | 03-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Aulnoye, France, near Belgian border, to attack railway targets |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by two fighters (Fw 190s) above the Foret de Mormal. One of the victors was Ofw Wilhelm Mackensted of 6./JG26. Crashed near the village of Houdain-lez-Bavay at 09:15 hrs |