Pilot Officer Ronald William Pryor was born in 1919 and was from Wallasey, Cheshire.

He was a pilot on a Wellington bomber with 115 Sqn. The crew consisted of pilot, PO Reginald Torrance Gerry, from Canada, Observer, Flight Sergeant Richard James Ruffell - Hazell, DFM, wireless operator, Sgt James Dempsey and air gunners Sgt Jack Millen Croft and Pilot Officer  Sidney Scott Wilde.

In the night of 2/3 August 1940 they took off to bomb the oil refinery in Hamburg. The plane ditched at 0200 off the island of Rottumeroog.

PO Pryor's body was found at sea on 20 August 1940 and buried at Uithuizen General Cemetery.

 

 

   115 Sqn RAF

After the war PO Pryor's family had this private memorial dedicated to him.

(Picture by Wim Bastiaanse)

Uithuizen, The Netherlands

See Also:
PO Reginald Torrance Gerry
Fl Sgt Richard James Ruffell-Hazell
Sgt James Dempsey
Sgt Jack Millen Croft
PO Sidney John Scott Wilde

Sources:
115 Squadron Roll Of Honour, Mr. Don Bruce, 2003

Acknowledgements:
RAF Squadron crest © Crown Copyright is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office

Directions to Uithuizen General Cemetery

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