WESTON, Ronald Victor
| Service Number: | 119195 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Born: | Australia , date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Mount Lawley, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Algeria , 6 January 1943, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bone War Cemetery, Annaba Coll. grave VIII. G. 1-13. |
| Memorials: | Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 6 Jan 1943: | Involvement Royal Air Force , Flying Officer, 119195, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 255 Squadron |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by VWM Australia
Son of George and Elsie Maxwell Weston, of West Leederville, Western Australia.
Mrs E. M. Weston, was advised by the authorities that the earlier advice was incorrect and that her son lost his life while pursuing an enemy air craft over Bona Harbour at 6.40 am on January 6 last. The late F/O Weston was a Beaufighter pilot and both he and his observer lost their lives In this action
Flying-Officer Ronald Victor Weston, RAFVR, whose death was reported last week as having occurred in the United Kingdom, actually lost his life over the harbour at Bona, Algeria. His mother, Mrs E. M. Weston, was advised by the authorities that the earlier advice was incorrect and that her son lost his life while pursuing an enemy air craft over Bona Harbour at 6.40 am on January 6 last. The late F/O Weston was a Beaufighter pilot and both he and his observer lost their lives in this action.
Beaufighter V8547: Took off for a Operation mission. 06/01/1943
Crashed into a cliff near Bône Harbour whilst attempting to land there following loss of one engine.
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