Memorial Stone Dedication 1st July 2022
On Friday 1st July 2022 a memorial stone for Malcolm was unveiled in the village of Ightham, directly opposite St. Peter’s Church, just down the road from where his Hurricane crashed in 1940.
Thank you to everyone that has donated to the museum making the project possible. A massive thanks obviously goes to all involved with the process, particularly the passion and commitment of Geoff Nutkins and Doug Parry at the museum, and David Baldwin.
Battle of Britain Monument (London)
Unveiled in September 2005, the Battle of Britain monument in London is a fantastic tribute to everyone who took part in the battle, not just the airmen. The names of “The Few” are cast in bronze and Malcolm’s name can be seen.
Biggin Hill RAF Chapel of Remembrance
Malcolm’s name is listed on the memorial (reredos) in St George’s Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance at Biggin Hill, along with other members of 229 Squadron.
IMPORTANT
Please visit the two links below and help support the important task of protecting the St George’s Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance both now, and into the future. Dave Evans, Rita Radford and others are working tirelessly to achieve this.
https://www.facebook.com/Protect-Biggin-Hill-RAF-Chapel-1939582632926986
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/protect-biggin-hill-st-george-s-raf-chapel-of-remembrance
King Edward VII School (Sheffield) Plaque & War Memorial
In 2000 the Battle of Britain Historical Society presented a plaque in memory of Malcolm Ravenhill to his former school, the King Edward VII in Sheffield. A ceremony was held, and the plaque is located in the school’s entrance hall, adjacent to the war memorial. Sadly I don’t have any photographs of the plaque, but hope to find one soon. Malcolm attended the school 1922-1929.
Malcolm’s name can be seen on the King Edward VII School War Memorial which lists the names of former scholars. I found the image below on the Sheffield War Memorials website.
The following text also appears with the memorial photo:
Malcolm Ravenhill (40750)
Royal Air Force – 229 Sqdn.
30 September 1940, aged 27
School magazine – Malcolm Ravenhill (K.E.S. 1922-29), Pilot Officer, Royal Air Force, was killed in action on 30th September, 1940, aged 27. Ravenhill left King Edward’s from the Fifth Form and obtained an appointment with Messrs. Woolworth & Co., shortly becoming Assistant Manager of a branch in Glasgow. He joined the R.A.F. in 1938 and spent some time in training in Egypt. He fought at Dunkirk, where he shot down three enemy planes and met his death in an air battle over London. One of his hobbies was sketching and some of his work was recently published in the Services Magazine Blighty.
F/O Malcolm Ravenhill (KES 1922-29) Malcolm Ravenhill left KES after the Fifth Form and worked for Woolworths becoming a branch assistant manager in Glasgow. He joined the RAF before the war and trained in Egypt. He served with 229 Squadron and shot down three enemy planes over Dunkirk during the evacuation. He fought in the Battle of Britain and was forced to bale out himself in the middle of September over Kent. Ten days later in a dog fight over London he was shot down again and this time he did not escape. One of his hobbies was sketching and he had had a recent cartoon printed in Blighty, the services magazine. At 27 he was considerably older than most of the fighter pilots in 1940 and his body was brought back to Sheffield and buried in City Rd. cemetery.
Sheffield (City Road) Cemetery
Died at Ightham Ct, Ightham, Malling; Buried on October 5, 1940
