STEEL Richard George

  • First Name(s):
    Richard 
    George 
  • Surname:
    STEEL
  • Service Number:
    1818104
  • Rank:

    Sergeant

  • Conflict:
    WW2
  • Service:
    Air Force
  • Air Force:
    Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
  • Air Force Unit:
    103 Squadron
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    4th October 1945
  • Age At Death:
    20
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England, Panel 277.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Leonard J. and Doris A. Steel, of Crowle, Worcestershire

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STEEL Richard George Is Named On These Memorials

Crowle St John the Baptist Church
Crowle St John the Baptist Church WW2 War Memorial

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Crowle St John the Baptist Church WW2 War Memorial with the additional information: Serg R.A.F.

Further Information About STEEL Richard George

Appears on the Royal Air Force casualties list for Worcestershire.

Richard was flying in a Lancaster bomber that was taking 21 nurses to Italy to care for some of the prisoners of war who had been released from the Japanese prisoner of war camps when the aircraft encountered a severe storm.  The aircraft and all those aboard were never seen again.

A letter from Richard’s mother, D.A. Steel, The Stores, Crowle, Near Worcester, dated 4th April 1952 can be found within war records held at Worcestershire Archives requesting that his name be added to the county roll of honour. The letter states that Sergeant Richard G. Steel, RAF, service no 1818104, died on 4th October 1945.

Richard Steel has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Runnymede Memorial.

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Credits: Loss of aircraft researched by Mark Rogers.