Scratchley, Ronald Maversley
Biographical
Surname(s) | Scratchley |
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First name(s) | Ronald Maversley |
Date of birth | 03 July 1921 |
Place of birth | Croydon |
Family details | Son of George Thomas Scratchley and Mary Helen Scratchley, of South Norwood, Surrey. |
Previous education | Croydon High School; Strand Tutorial College |
College | King's College London and/or King's College London Hospital |
Dates at college | 1938-1940 |
Dept / course | Faculty of Laws |
Military unit | R.A.F.V.R., 159 Squadron |
Service number | 1331581 |
War / conflict | World War Two (1939-1945) |
Date of death | 21/01/1943 |
Age at death | 21 |
Rank at death | Flight Sergeant |
Cause of death | Killed in action. |
Commemoration(s) | King s College Chapel; Runnymede Memorial; Croydon online Roll of Honour |
Notes | Letter from his father to King’s College: My son was piloting a Halifax Bomber and was reported missing from a raid on the 21st of January 1943. |
Sources | King’s College London Archives, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Photograph courtesy of Nigel Walton |