World War II

Mr Ronald Bennett Blatchley (1936-1937)

• Date of birth 11 April 1921
• School Information None
• Career Information None
• Date of Death 7 April 1942
• Cause of Death His airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 0014LT on an operation to Essen. Passing over Cologne, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the centre of Hürth, in the southwest suburb of Cologne. All six crew members were killed.
• Location Hürth, Cologne, Germany
• Cemetery Rheinberg War Cemetery, Rheinberg, Germany – Plot 1. D. 6-18
• Rank Sargeant, wireless operator and air gunner
• Brand of Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 142 Squadron
• Story RONALDBENNETTBLATCHLEY36-37