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Sergeant Ronald Frederick Bishop

Birth
Death
15 Jan 1942
Marham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
Burial
Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England Add to Map
Plot
Sec. C. Gen. grave 14997.
Memorial ID
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Six aircrew members, flying on one of 115 Squadon’s Vickers Wellington bombers based at RAF Marham, perished when their aircraft crashed at Marham’s aerodrome.

The casualties of this Wellington accident were-

RAF Sergeant Ronald Frederick BISHOP,

RAFVR Sergeant Donald Hewett FAITH,

RAFVR Flight Sergeant Sidney Carl LESTER,

RCAF Flight Sergeant Donald Joseph MASKILL,

RAFVR Sergeant Stanley Arthur ORFORD and

RAF Sergeant Robert Miller SHAW.


Military Service-

Rank: Sergeant

Trade: Wireless Operator/Air Gunner

Service Number: 619087

Regiment: Royal Air Force

Division: 115 RAF Squadron (MOTTO: 'Despite The Elements')


He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Six aircrew members, flying on one of 115 Squadon’s Vickers Wellington bombers based at RAF Marham, perished when their aircraft crashed at Marham’s aerodrome.

The casualties of this Wellington accident were-

RAF Sergeant Ronald Frederick BISHOP,

RAFVR Sergeant Donald Hewett FAITH,

RAFVR Flight Sergeant Sidney Carl LESTER,

RCAF Flight Sergeant Donald Joseph MASKILL,

RAFVR Sergeant Stanley Arthur ORFORD and

RAF Sergeant Robert Miller SHAW.


Military Service-

Rank: Sergeant

Trade: Wireless Operator/Air Gunner

Service Number: 619087

Regiment: Royal Air Force

Division: 115 RAF Squadron (MOTTO: 'Despite The Elements')


He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.


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