▁as ▁the ▁Mun ich ▁air ▁dis aster . ▁Ray ment ▁surv ived ▁the ▁crash ▁but ▁died ▁five ▁weeks ▁later ▁of ▁his ▁inj uries . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Ray ment ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁in ▁W anst ead , ▁Es sex , ▁England . ▁He ▁was ▁brought ▁up ▁in ▁Wood ford ▁Green . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁after ▁leaving ▁school , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Mer chant ▁Navy . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁deck ▁officer ▁on ▁a ▁route ▁between ▁England ▁and ▁Argentina . ▁ ▁R AF ▁service ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁Ray ment ▁joined ▁the ▁ranks ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁Vol unte er ▁Reserve ▁( RA F V R ). ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁he ▁started ▁his ▁pilot ▁training ▁with ▁ 1 7 ▁Element ary ▁F lying ▁Training ▁School . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁promoted ▁to ▁ser ge ant ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁Canada ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁training ▁at ▁ 3 7 ▁Service ▁F lying ▁Training ▁School . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Ray ment ▁was ▁commission ed ▁into ▁the ▁R AF V R ▁as ▁a ▁pilot ▁officer ▁( on ▁prob ation ). ▁After ▁sp ending ▁three ▁months ▁at ▁ 5 6 ▁Oper ational ▁Training ▁Unit ▁based ▁at ▁R AF ▁S utton ▁Bridge , ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁No . ▁ 1 5 3 ▁Squadron ▁R AF . ▁After