DAMBUSTERS Marsden, Ronald

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Marsden ​

• FORENAME

Ronald ​

• UNIT

617 Squadron,R.A.F. ​

• RANK

Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

568415 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

17th May 1943 ​

• AGE

23 ​

• GRAVESITE

Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany 31.F.10 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 1920 Redcar,Yorkshire​

son of William Frederick and Emily Ann Marsden,Redcar,Yorkshire​

RAF 1935 (Boy Entrant)​

Halton 27.8.1935​

Abingdon 18.8.1938​

Thornaby 1.9.1938​

14 OTU 5.4.1940​

Sealand 29.6.1941​

14 OTU 4.8.1941​

10 AGS 13.6.1942​

14 STT 29.7.1942​

1654 CU 18.9.1942​

61 Squadron 7.10.1942​

1660 CU 20.10.1942​

617 Squadron 6.4.1943​

flight engineer​

Lancaster ED910​

Op.Chastise (Lister Dam)​

hit by flak and crashed 0235 hours Boselagerschen Wald,near Heessen,Germany ​

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