Francisco Ripo was the son of Dominico and Pepito Ripo, of West Ham, Essex; husband of Elizabeth Caroline (Aylot) Ripo. Married in July 1940 in West Ham. He enlisted in the Royal Army Service corps and volunteered for Airborne Forces.
Driver Ripo successfully completed glider training and was posted to 716 (Airborne) Light Composite Company, Royal Army Service Corps, and took part in Operation Overlord (D Day landings).
Dvr Ripo was killed in action on 6 June 1944, aged 33, and is commemorated on the Bayeux Memorial to the missing.
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By Rod Gibson
With additional information and picture from Marguerita Rice (niece)
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CN69 crash landed at Villers Sur Mer. the 2 pilots (S/Sgt M. BRAMAH and Sgt R. BARTLEY) and the 2 passengers (Dvr F.RIPO, Dvr i. HARPER) survived the crash. Francisco died in the evening 6th June 1944, when the group of 4 tried to joined others near Le Chateau de Villers.
Francisco was not formally identified amongst the casualties at Le Chateau de Villers, but he is very probably buried at Ranville War Cemetery.
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