Former cadet of the Air Training Corps - 296th (Stoke Newington) Squadron. Died in WW2.
A.C.2 Ronald Arthur Norris, aged 20, (Armourer) died from wounds in enemy attack on Eindhaven, Holland.
The above information was obtained from the plaque attached to one of the trees in Lavell Street, Stoke Newington but incorrectly shows his date of death as 1 January 1945 and his rank as A.C.2. He died on 2 January 1945 and he was an Aircraftsman 1st Class.
Ronald Arthur Norris was born on 6 March 1924 and his birth was registered in Hackney. He was a son of William Leopold Norris (1885-1925) and Harriett Louise Norris née Nicholls (1886-1969). His father was a wood turner and electoral registers from 1918 to 1939 show the family living at 122 Culford Road, De Beauvoir Town, London, N1. The 1939 England and Wales Register states that he was an Ironmonger's Shop Assistant.
He joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, service number 1871068, gaining the rank of Aircraftsman 1st Class and was attached to No.137 Squadron. This was based at Eindhoven (Welschap) airfield on 1 January 1945 when it was attacked by German aircraft and he was injured. He died from his wounds in the evening of 2 January 1945 and was buried the following day in Plot KK, Grave 262, in Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery, Baffinlaan, 5623PK Einhoven, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands.
Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan
