{"id":823,"date":"2019-10-25T07:52:28","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T07:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/?page_id=823"},"modified":"2021-09-08T08:24:04","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T08:24:04","slug":"lewis-ralph","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/raf\/lewis-ralph\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis, Ralph"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Ralph Lewis, DFM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Flight Engineer, 158 Squadron<br>Service number 540757<br>Died 7 February 1943<br>Buried Guidel Communal Cemetery, France<br>Age 23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Headstone Inscription<br>&#8216;FATHER, MOTHER, CELIA, JACK, CAN NEVER FORGET YOU. REST IN PEACE, BELOVED. AMEN&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Ralph was the son of Harry and Mary Lewis of Australia. The only clues to his family are the names Jack and Celia on his headstone. Please contact us if you can provide further information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ralph was the flight engineer on Halifax DT701 which departed from RAF Rufforth on a night operation to Lorient. The aircraft crashed near the target area killing all the crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pilot, Peter Leslie Beesley, 47763<br>A\/G, Kenneth Bowley, 968910<br>Nav, Eric Brindle, 657693<br>A\/B, Leonard Bygrave, 933155<br>W\/Op, Frederick George Carr, 933802<br>A\/G, Edwin Francis Cowper, 1271839<br>Pilot, George William Whiles, 1249500<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"562\" height=\"869\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/LEWIS-Ralph-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/LEWIS-Ralph-1.jpg 562w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/LEWIS-Ralph-1-250x387.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/LEWIS-Ralph-1-120x186.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Fold3_Page_1115-700x192.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Fold3_Page_1115-700x192.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Fold3_Page_1115-250x69.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Fold3_Page_1115-768x211.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Fold3_Page_1115-120x33.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Fold3_Page_1116-700x353.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Fold3_Page_1116-700x353.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Fold3_Page_1116-250x126.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Fold3_Page_1116-768x387.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Fold3_Page_1116-120x60.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ralph Lewis, DFM Flight Engineer, 158 SquadronService number 540757Died 7 February 1943Buried Guidel Communal Cemetery, FranceAge 23 Headstone Inscription&#8216;FATHER, MOTHER, CELIA, JACK, CAN NEVER FORGET YOU. 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