Wray, Ranson
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ranson |
Surname | Wray |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-09-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LK645 |
Markings | MP-S Saint the Third |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. C. 18. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 269 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1452340 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 76 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Behind old Main Guardroom, former Holme On Spalding Moor Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In Remembrance of the aircrew members from the UK,Australia,New Zealand,Canada and Norway,who gave their lives in the cause of freedom in operational sorties against the enemy from 76 Sqn 1941-1945 and to the ground personal who lost their lives by enemy |
Location | All Saints Church, Holme On Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour within Wooden Box with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | S G Window In memory of 76 Sqn R.A.F / Roll of honour In memory of those members of 76 Sqn R.A.F who were killed on active service 1939-1954 |
Miscellaneous Information
Aircraft nickname: Saint the Third |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/651/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/651/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-09-1943 |
End Date | 23-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Holme-on-Spalding-Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Hanover- the first of four large raids. 711 aircraft, 26 losses (3.7%). Five American B-17s also took part. Visibility was good but strong winds hampered the marking efforts and consequently the bombing by the main force. No local report is available but it is unlikely that significant damage was caused. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Verden, Germany |