Don, Ralph Stidston
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Ralph Stidston |
Surname | Don |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | DFC, AE |
Date of Death | 22-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Gertrude Elizabeth Don, of Ferndown, Dorsetshire. Husband of Evelyn Forbes Don, of Inverness. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XXV |
Serial Number | KB463 |
Markings | 4H-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 264. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 156 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 81348 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 142 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/976/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/976/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-01-1945 |
End Date | 22-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Gransden Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (61% moon) |
Operation | Kassel. One of 76 Mosquitoes |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |