Johnstone, Ronald Sidney
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Sidney |
Surname | Johnstone |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Andrew M. and Barbara C. Johnstone. Husband of Hazel Johnstone, of Newcastle, Staffordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND408 |
Markings | PM-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 16. D. 10. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE REMEMBER HIM (From For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 56 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 952397 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/816/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/816/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-02-1944 |
End Date | 20-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (22% moon) |
Operation | Leipzig |
Reason for Loss | Four of the crew were killed in an attack by a night fighter, two others baled out and the pilot, Pilot Officer Frank Law, died trying to land the aircraft |