Richard William Ellis

A Sergeant with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Richard died on 26th of September 1945 at the age of 25.

Son of Hylton Charles and Agnes Harriet Ellis of 74 Sycamore Avenue Lowestoft. Richard's brother Hylton also served with the air force and died in 1940. Richard married his brother's widow Alice.

Richard enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve after October 1941. He was a Pilot and in September 1945 was serving with 33 Squadron, based at Sylt, Germany. 

On 26 September Richard was flying a Tempest V aircraft, number SN225, on a training flight. The aircraft crashed when pulling out of a dive attack on a ground target at the ranges at Sylt. 

WITH THANKS TO: Malcolm Barrass