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Rickeard, R., Sgt., 1945
On the Runnymede Memorial is the name of 617244 Sergeant Robert Rickeard serving with the Royal Air Force who died 08/01/1945.

Simon Glancey has submitted the following:

Sgt Rickeard was one of the seven crewmen killed when Lancaster I PB851 PH-S of 12 Squadron was lost without trace on a mission to Munich.

Also killed in the same incident was F/Sgt. H. Croucher

Robert Rickeard is remembered at Annitsford on A25.05 and A25.06 and in Cramlington on C60.03


More information, including photographs of the crew
The CWGC entry for Sergeant Rickeard

If you know more about this person, please send the details to janet@newmp.org.uk