166 Squadron

921 Gave Their Lives That We May Be Free

----- Final Resting Places ----

Rabett - Russell

 

"Ye That Live Mid England's Pastures Green

Think On Us And What Might Have Been"

 

Commemorated in perpetuity by

the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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Rabett, W/O. Reginald Paul        DFC

Pilot  Lancaster Mk I   AS-C  ED993

RAF Service Number: 1317004

Died: 9th October 1943

Cemetery: Newport Christchurch Cemetery, Newport, South Wales, England

Grave Reference:  Block O.G. Cons. B3 Extension  Grave 710

 

                                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Radbourne, Sgt. Arthur Henry

Pilot  Wellington Mk X  AS-V  HE631

RAF Service Number: 1385949

Died: 3rd April 1943

Cemetery: Moelan - Sur - Mer Communal Cemetery, France

Grave Reference: No Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Railton, Sgt. Alfred Joseph

Air Bomber  Wellington Mk X  AS-H  HE235

RAF Service Number: 1476472

Died: 26th May 1943

Commemorated: Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England

Panel  162

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Rankin, Sgt. William Black

Mid Upper Gunner  Lancaster MkIII  AS-H  ND579  

RAF Service Number: 1795202

Died: 22nd May 1944

Cemetery: The Hague (Westduin) General Cemetery,  Holland

Grave Reference:  Allied Plot  Row 4 Grave 85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

Ratcliffe, Sgt. Leslie

Flight Engineer  Lancaster Mk I  AS-A2  LM126

RAF Service Number: 1801563

Died: 8th June 1944

Cemetery: Clichy Northern Cemetery, France

Grave Reference:  Section 16  Row 9  Grave 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Ravenscroft, Sgt. James Thomas

Wireless Op.  Lancaster Mk III  AS-R  W4996

RAF Service Number: 1387476

Died: 27th January 1944

Cemetery: Berlin War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference: Collective Grave  Section 2  Row D  Grave 5 - 9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Reynolds, Flt. Sgt. William Cyril Jeffrey

Rear Gunner  Lancaster Mk I  AS-M  PA234

RCAF Service Number: R274514

Died: 17th March 1945

Cemetery: Durnbach War Cemetery, Bavaria, Germany

Grave Reference:  Section 11  Row F  Grave 21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Richards, Flg. Off. William Samuel

Mid Upper Gunner  Lancaster Mk III  AS-M2  LM694

RCAF Service Number: J28875

Died: 3rd August 1944

Cemetery: Creil Communal Cemetery, France

Grave Reference:  Plot 1 Grave 392

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Raynor, Sgt. Norman Percival

Rear Gunner  Wellington Mk X  AS-W  HE752

RAF Service Number: 1385954

Died: 28th May 1943

Cemetery: Hengelo (Overijssel) General Cemetery, Holland

Grave Reference: Section D  Row 1 Grave 62

 

 

 

 

Reid, Flg. Off. Allen James

Navigator  Lancaster Mk III  AS-E  ME318

RCAF Service Number: J36936

Died: 4th December 1944

Cemetery: Durnbach War Cemetery, Bavaria, Germany

Grave Reference:  Section 4  Row F  Grave 20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Rodgers, Flg. Off. Alan Oswald

Pilot  Lancaster Mk III  AS-U  ND621

RNZAF Service Number: 428770

Died: 15th July 1944

Cemetery: Lusigny - Sur - Barse Communal Cemetery, France

Grave Reference: Collective Grave  21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Renelt, Flt. Sgt. Kenneth Bert

Pilot  Lancaster Mk I  AS-P2  R5552

RAF Service Number: 1387475

Died: 20th December 1943

Cemetery: Middelharnis Protestant Cemetery, Holland

Grave Reference:  Grave 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Read, Sgt. Graham

Rear Gunner  Lancaster Mk III  AS-K  LM312

RAF Service Number: 1671157

Died: 20th October 1943

Cemetery: Berlin Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference: Collective Grave  Section 8  Row C  Grave 6 - 9

 

 

Reed, W/O. Laurence

Wireless Op.  Lancaster Mk I   AS-X  PD365

RAF Service Number: 1007113

Died: 22nd March 1945

Cemetery: Hotton War Cemetery, Belgium

Grave Reference: Plot XI  Row C  Grave 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Reed, Flg. Off. George Carlisle

Navigator  Lancaster Mk III  AS-I  ND620

RAF Service Number: 151078

Died: 24th March 1944

Cemetery: Berlin War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference: Section 6  Row C  Grave 1

 

 

Relton, Sgt. Albert

Rear Gunner  Lancaster Mk I  AS-R2  PD202

RAF Service Number: 1482369

Died: 13th July 1944

Cemetery: Prez - Sur - Marne Churchyard, France

Grave Reference: Collective Grave

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Reeve, Sgt. Charles George

Navigator  Lancaster Mk III  AS-E  LM586

RAF Service Number: 1583577

Died: 28th June 1944

Cemetery: Belleville - Sur - Mer Churchyard, France

Grave Reference: Collective Grave

 

Rich, Flg. Off. Leslie John

Wireless Op.  Lancaster Mk I  AS-E  ME447

RAF Service Number: 176192

Died: 1st March 1945

Cemetery: Durnbach War Cemetery, Bavaria, Germany

Grave Reference:  Section 2  Row D  Grave 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Rhodes, Flt. Sgt. Kevin George

Rear Gunner  Lancaster Mk III  AS-I  NE170

RAF Service Number: 1522850

Died: 31st August 1944

Cemetery: Fillieveres British Cemetery, France

Grave Reference: Section 1  Row D  Grave 2

 

Rich, Plt. Off. Ronald Stanley

Wireless Op.  Wellington Mk X  AS-Y  HF595

RAF Service Number: 139952

Died: 4th July 1943

Cemetery: Heverlee War Cemetery, Belgium

Grave Reference:  Section 4  Row B  Grave 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Richards, Sgt. Ralph

Rear Gunner  Lancaster Mk I  AS-X  LL916

RAF Service Number: 2218582

Died: 23rd February 1945

Cemetery: Durnbach War Cemetery, Bavaria, Germany

Grave Reference: Collective Grave  Section 8  Row G  Grave 12 - 16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Rees, Sgt. David Gareth

 Flight Engineer  Lancaster Mk I  AS-C  ED366

RAF Service Number: 1653285

Died: 22nd October 1943

Cemetery: Hanover War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference: Collective Grave  Section 11  Row C  Grave 8 - 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Reid, Plt. Off. Henry James Arthur

Navigator   Wellington Mk X  AS-P  HZ314

RAF Service Number: 149302

Died: 27th July 1943

Cemetery: Hamburg War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference:  Section 10A  Row N  Grave 7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Reynolds, Sgt. Gerald Thomas Wilfred

Rear Gunner  Lancaster Mk I  AS-V  ME686

RAF Service Number: 1853432

Died: 31st March 1944

Cemetery: Hanover War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference:  Section 6  Row K  Grave 1

 

 

Riddle, Sgt. John Henry

 

RAF Service Number: 1873572

Died: 16th March 1944

Cemetery: Hemel Hempstead (Heath Lane) Cemetery, England

Grave Reference: Section M A. Uncons.  Grave 17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Richards, Flt. Sgt. Jack William

Mid Upper Gunner  Lancaster Mk III  AS-S  NE114

RAF Service Number: 1603064

Died: 17th March 1945

Cemetery: Durnbach War Cemetery, Bavaria, Germany

Grave Reference: Collective Grave  Section 11  Row B  Grave 2 - 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Roberts, Sgt. Joseph Edward

Mid Upper Gunner  Lancaster Mk I  AS-I  ME829

RAF Service Number: 2211675

Died: 23rd September 1944

Commemorated: Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England

Panel: 237

 

Ridley, Plt. Off. Robert Burns

Pilot  Lancaster Mk I  AS-X  ME720

RCAF Service Number: J85631

Died: 28th April 1944

Cemetery: Vevey (St. Martins) Cemetery, Switzerland

Grave Reference: Grave 112

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Richelet, Sgt. Armand

Mid Upper Gunner  Lancaster Mk I  AS-E  LL954

RAF Service Number: 1299973

Died: 23rd May 1944

Cemetery: Recorded on The Maidenhead Register, Surrey, England

Grave Reference: Repatriated to Belgium

 

Riggs, Flt. Sgt. Leonard Earl

Rear Gunner Lancaster Mk III  AS-G  PB635

RCAF Service Number: R218495

Died: 3rd January 1945

Cemetery: Choloy War Cemetery, France

Grave Reference: Collective Grave  Section 1  Row J  Grave 10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Roberts, Sgt. Trevor

Flight Engineer  Lancaster Mk I  AS-C  JA865

RAF Service Number: 1413356

Died: 9th October 1943

Cemetery: Stoke-On-Trent (Hartshill) Cemetery, Staffordshire, England

Grave Reference: Grave 16935

 

Richardson, Flt. Sgt. Thornton Edward

Rear Gunner Wellington Mk III  AS-F  BK459

RCAF Service Number: R122409

Died: 11th April 1943

Cemetery: Couron - Et - Aumencourt Communal Cemetery, France

Grave Reference: Row A Grave 7

 

Roberts, Flg. Off. Bryan Evans

Navigator  Lancaster Mk I  AS-K2  PD224

RCAF Service Number: J36862

Died: 14th October 1944

Cemetery: Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference: Section 14  Row D Grave 23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Roberts, Sgt. Owen Stanley

Mid Upper Gunner Lancaster Mk III  AS-D  ND401

RAF Service Number: 1808483

Died: 24th March 1944

Cemetery: Berlin War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference: Section 5  Row D  Grave 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Roy, Flt. Sgt. Eric Alexander

Air Bomber  Lancaster Mk III  AS-J2  PB153

RNZAF Service Number: 4213333

Died: 17th March 1945

Cemetery: Durnbach War Cemetery, Bavaria, Germany

Grave Reference: Collective Grave  Section 11  Row B  Grave 2 - 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Robey, Flt. Sgt. Leslie James

Air Bomber  Lancaster Mk I  AS-A2  LM126

RAF Service Number: 1324986

Died: 8th June 1944

Cemetery: Clichy Northern Cemetery, France

Grave Reference: Section 16  Row 7  Grave 17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Robins, Flt. Sgt. Peter Cyril  

Rear Gunner  Lancaster Mk III  AS-E  LM586

RAF Service Number: 1874073

Died: 28th June 1944

Cemetery: Belleville - Sur - Mer Churchyard, France

Grave Reference: No Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Robinson, Flg. Off. Raymond John

Pilot  Lancaster Mk III  AS-L  ED841

RAF Service Number: 135130

Died: 15th February 1944

Cemetery: Berlin War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference: Section 8  Row D  Grave 21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Robinson, Sgt. John

Wireless Op.  Lancaster Mk III  AS-S  ND806

RAF Service Number: 1511210

Died: 23rd April 1944

Cemetery: Heverlee War Cemetery, Belgium

Grave Reference: Collective Grave Section 2  Row H  Grave 1 - 7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

Rogers, Flt. Sgt. Donald James

Air Bomber  Lancaster Mk I  AS-V  PD227

RCAF Service Number: R186316

Died: 12th October 1944

Cemetery: Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Grave Reference:  Section H  Row A  Grave 10

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Roche, Flg. Off. Leonard

Air Bomber  Lancaster Mk I  AS-W  PA236

RAF Service Number: 165624

Died: 30th July 1945

Cemetery: Cambridge City Cemetery, Cambridgeshire, England

Grave Reference: Grave 15767

 

Rogers, Flt. Sgt. Edward Frank

Navigator  Lancaster Mk I  AS-Q  ME748

RAF Service Number: 1612257

Died: 15th October 1944

Commemorated: Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England

Panel: 221

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Rodgers, Sgt. Thompson Alfred

Rear Gunner  Lancaster Mk I  AS-K2  NG297

RAF Service Number: 1880035

Died: 24th December 1944

Cemetery: Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference:  Section 2  Row J  Grave 25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Rowley, Sgt. Kenneth

Rear Gunner  Lancaster Mk III  AS-J2  ND825

RAF Service Number: 1454675

Died: 28th April 1944

Cemetery: Granges - Sur - Vologne Communal Cemetery, France

Grave Reference:  Grave 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

Rollinson, Sgt. Arthur

Navigator  Lancaster Mk III  AS-D  LM722

RAF Service Number: 1622914

Died: 24th September 1944

Commemorated: Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England

Panel:  237

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Ross, Sgt. Ian Murray

Rear Gunner  Lancaster Mk III  AS-X  LM581

RAF Service Number: 1273637

Died: 13th June 1944

Cemetery: Epe General Cemetery, Holland

Grave Reference: Section 2  Row 10  Grave 706

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Rothwell, Sgt. Harold

Mid Upper Gunner  Lancaster Mk III  AS-X  LM581

RAF Service Number: 2206323

Died: 13th June 1944

Cemetery: Epe General Cemetery, Holland

Grave Reference: Section 2  Row 10  Grave 611

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Rudden, Sgt. Terence

Flight Engineer  Lancaster  Mk III  AS-N  LM385

RAF Service Number: 1676327

Died: 16th December 1943

Cemetery: Brigg Cemetery, Yorkshire, England

Grave Reference: Plot C Roman Catholic  Grave 50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Russell, Flg. Off. James Balfour

Navigator  Lancaster Mk III  AS-M2  LM694

RCAF Service Number: J29521

Died: 27th August 1944

Cemetery: Gammel Rye Churchyard, Denmark

Grave Reference: Collective Grave  Section II  Row 9  Grave 14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Russell, Sgt. Harry Gilbert

Wireless Op.  Lancaster  Mk I  AS-W  PA236

RAF Service Number: 3040015

Died: 30th July 1945

Cemetery: Idle (Holy Trinity) Churchyard, Yorkshire, England

Grave Reference: Section E   Row 7  Joint Grave 95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

* Information on 166 Squadron losses and graves used with the kind permission of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission *

 * Information Researched and Compiled by Robert John Wilton *

 

 

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