Date of death:

June 22nd, 1944 (Between Macharen and Berchem, Noord-Brabant)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Cemetery Uden
Plot: 5. Row: B. Grave: 10.

Service number:

1897158

Nationality:

British

Sgt. Ronald Ernest Final
Air Gunner RAF (VR), No. 463 Sqdn. RAAF
He was the gunner of the Lancaster bomber DV280 JO-S. It was shot down by a night fighter during a mission against targets in Wesseling/Scholven-Buer (Germany) and crashed in the 'De Meer' polder between Macharen and Berchem. Seven of the eight crew members were killed. Six of them were buried in Uden and one in Maasbommel (H.F. Raynham).
He was buried on June 24, 1944, at the Municipal War Cemetery in Uden.
See also: A.B. Gossip, J.H. Hollos, P.H.M. Jones, H.F. Raynham, E.A.L. Smith, and D.C. Sykes.
P/O K. Forth, navigator RAF (VR) survived and was taken prisoner of war.

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