RONALD WALTER ABRAMS
SERVICE NO. 165926
Royal Air Force: Sergeant
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
149 (East India) Squadron, Royal Air Force
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
He was a crew member of Stirling Mk.III LK385, 149 Squadron, Royal Air Force (RAF). They took off from RAF Methwold, Norfolk at 22:58 on 05 June 1944 to carry out a Special Duties mission to drop dummy parachutists as part of Operation Titanic.
This operation aimed to confuse the Germans and make them think that the Allied airborne landings were taking place over a wider area than they really were.
They crashed near Baudre, Manche, cause unknown.
STORY
This story is shared by the Trust with kind permission from Mavis Williams, Researcher.
Ronald Walter Abrams was born on the 15th of January 1924, as recorded in the 1939 National Register, which was taken on the 29th of September 1939. He was the second of three children of George and Amelia Abrams (née Condon). They had married in 1921 and the 1921 census shows that just before their marriage they were both living in High Street, Wapping, George Abrams at 97, High Street and Amelia Alice Condon at 19, Tower Buildings, High Street, Wapping, almost a ‘Girl next door’ situation.
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MEMORIAL LOCATION: Column 13
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