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Aircraftman 2nd Class Ronald Rosenthall

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Aircraftman 2nd Class Ronald Rosenthall

Birth
East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Death
21 Oct 1941 (aged 19–20)
Cheltenham, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England
Burial
Kingston upon Hull, Kingston upon Hull Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England Add to Map
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1941 Dec Quarter death registration-

NAME: Rosenthall, Ronald---Age: 20

District: Cheltenham (Volume & Page: 6a & 698)


On the night of Sunday, 21 Oct 1941, with wartime blackout conditions in place, an RAF bus, returning to RAF Little Rissington from Cheltenham, suddenly collided with a broken-down stationary truck on the London Road, Charlton Kings, near Cheltenham. Nine airmen on the crowded bus lost their lives when the bus caught fire and thirteen other airmen were injured.

The airmen who perished in this tragic accident were-

RAFVR Corporal Sidney Francis ANDREWS ,

RAFVR Aircraftman 2nd Class John BASELEY,

RAFVR Leading Aircraftman Michel BRADY DE MAYNARD,

RAFVR Aircraftman 2nd Class Robert Leslie COPPIN,

RAFVR Aircraftman Kenneth John FULLER,

RAFVR Leading Aircraftman Sydney George Peter MEDWIN,

RAFVR Aircraftman 2nd Class Fred POULTER,

RAF Leading Aircraftman Harold Thomas STOKES and

RAFVR Aircraftman 2nd Class Ronald ROSENTHALL.


Military Service:-

Rank: Aircraftman 2nd Class

Service Number: 1479439

Age: 20

Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve


Son of Isadore and Nina Rosenthall of Hornsea, England.


Ronald and his brother, Gunner Cyril ROSENTHALL, who also served and fell, were laid to rest in a joint grave.


He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

1941 Dec Quarter death registration-

NAME: Rosenthall, Ronald---Age: 20

District: Cheltenham (Volume & Page: 6a & 698)


On the night of Sunday, 21 Oct 1941, with wartime blackout conditions in place, an RAF bus, returning to RAF Little Rissington from Cheltenham, suddenly collided with a broken-down stationary truck on the London Road, Charlton Kings, near Cheltenham. Nine airmen on the crowded bus lost their lives when the bus caught fire and thirteen other airmen were injured.

The airmen who perished in this tragic accident were-

RAFVR Corporal Sidney Francis ANDREWS ,

RAFVR Aircraftman 2nd Class John BASELEY,

RAFVR Leading Aircraftman Michel BRADY DE MAYNARD,

RAFVR Aircraftman 2nd Class Robert Leslie COPPIN,

RAFVR Aircraftman Kenneth John FULLER,

RAFVR Leading Aircraftman Sydney George Peter MEDWIN,

RAFVR Aircraftman 2nd Class Fred POULTER,

RAF Leading Aircraftman Harold Thomas STOKES and

RAFVR Aircraftman 2nd Class Ronald ROSENTHALL.


Military Service:-

Rank: Aircraftman 2nd Class

Service Number: 1479439

Age: 20

Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve


Son of Isadore and Nina Rosenthall of Hornsea, England.


Ronald and his brother, Gunner Cyril ROSENTHALL, who also served and fell, were laid to rest in a joint grave.


He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.


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  • Created by: SJB Hearn
  • Added: Oct 2, 2018
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193677382/ronald-rosenthall: accessed ), memorial page for Aircraftman 2nd Class Ronald Rosenthall (1921–21 Oct 1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 193677382, citing Delhi Street Jewish Cemetery, Kingston upon Hull, Kingston upon Hull Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England; Maintained by SJB Hearn (contributor 46864594).