R W Tindal

[bleckie]

Hi All

I am looking for any details on the above person

I am led to believe he was shot down circa March 1942

I am afraid I have no further details other than I believe he was from the London area

any and all information would be appreciated.

Yours Aye
BruceL

[cath151]

Hi,
There is a Ronald w Tindal born 1912 Marylebone mmn Pirree and a GRO RAF death for a Ronald W Tindal in 1944 .Sgnt.10th Squadron 1805768 .He died 31/03 1944 according to the cwgc.
Cathy

[cath151]

If he is your man and as yet we are unsure there is the following

  http://m.dailyecho.co.uk/news/13720047.Hampshire_experts_to_examine_mystery_of_the_missing_British_bomber/

Cathy

[t mo]

following on cathys post also buried same grave site .
pilot officer walter Thomas a regan no 174080 10th sqdn died 31 mar 1944
pilot officer [ wop ]Donald lawrence smith no 1395416 10th sqdn died 31 mar 1944  [wop wireless operator ]
flight sgt [a-g ] ernest hugh birch raaf no 38770  10th sqdn died 31 mar 1944  [ a-g air gunner ]
Ronald tindal was a sgt air gunner
so would presume  all above part of same crew.all buried hanover war cemetery
regards
trevor

[t mo]

after a google search there is a book written by martin middlebrook titled the Nuremberg raid 30-31 march 1944 as martin middlebrook is a renowned historian I would say it would be well worth getting a copy for the full story .check out amazon books
regards
trevor

[t mo]

found a source which states that the plane they were flying was a Halifax bomber  numbered lv881 za-v , also have a look here www.pprune.org/...excavation-10-sqn-halifax-bomber-germany.html and from another google search found this german nightfighter pilots Herbert Rauh or Uffz Brandt claim to have shot lv881 down .
regards
trevor

ps tht link isn't working for some reason have I done something wrong only ive been all over it and cant put it right 

[daretodiscover]

Hi All

I am looking for any details on the above person

I am led to believe he was shot down circa March 1942

I am afraid I have no further details other than I believe he was from the London area

any and all information would be appreciated.

Yours Aye
BruceL

According to the RAF's Missing and Research Service Investigation report on this loss, dated 16 January, 1947, Ronald Tindal's date of birth was 4 May 1912 and he hailed from Brechin, Scotland.

DTD

[bleckie]

Hi All

1805768  Sgt Ronald Walter Tindal was born in London the son of Adam Tindal and Isabella Pirie,

the birth was registered in Marleybone London April-June Qtr 1912.

I have been doing some work for the GG son of the above and his mother Ronald's G Daughter knew he was born in London the family remained in London until Ronald's son moved to Scotland

Yours Aye
BruceL

[JaceyG]

Ronald Tindal's grave is in Hungen Cemetery, Hesse. After the war it was cared for by a Scottish artist living in Hungen castle called James Pitcairn-Knowles. A 'Missing Research and Enquiries Unit' report into the plane crash and victims was made by Squadron Leader JH Sanderson in 1947. It ends 'Knowles has induced the population of the village to erect a stone over Tindal's grave, giving his name, date and place of birth and the phrase "Germans to an Englishman"'.