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Sergeant Richard Abel

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Sergeant Richard Abel Veteran

Birth
Runcorn, Halton Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Death
12 Aug 1940
Mesum, Kreis Steinfurt, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Burial
Kleve, Kreis Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Add to Map
Plot
14. F. 12.
Memorial ID
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Richard Abel, Son of Mary Ellen Abel, of Runcorn, Cheshire; nephew of William Robinson, of Runcorn. Richard was served with the RAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, Hampden P4340 83 Squadron crashed near Mesum- N of Munster North Rhine-Westphalia Germany.....

Took off from Scampton to attack targets along the Dortmund-Ems Kanal. Hit by Flak and crashed near Mesum on the W bank of the Ems River 7 km SSE of Rheine Germany.

Sergeant S Hill, and Sergeant R Abel: report of deaths.
Flight Lieutenant A R Mulligan and Sergeant W G W Younger: prisoners of war;
Richard Abel, Son of Mary Ellen Abel, of Runcorn, Cheshire; nephew of William Robinson, of Runcorn. Richard was served with the RAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, Hampden P4340 83 Squadron crashed near Mesum- N of Munster North Rhine-Westphalia Germany.....

Took off from Scampton to attack targets along the Dortmund-Ems Kanal. Hit by Flak and crashed near Mesum on the W bank of the Ems River 7 km SSE of Rheine Germany.

Sergeant S Hill, and Sergeant R Abel: report of deaths.
Flight Lieutenant A R Mulligan and Sergeant W G W Younger: prisoners of war;

Inscription

IN MEMORY’S GARDEN HE SLEEPS IN PEACE.
A DAY SAD TO RECALL

Gravesite Details

Sergeant (W. Op.), Royal Air Force. Age: Unknown.


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  • Maintained by: Rita A Bomher
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56032034/richard-abel: accessed ), memorial page for Sergeant Richard Abel (unknown–12 Aug 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56032034, citing Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Kreis Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; Maintained by Rita A Bomher (contributor 47319873).