| Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
| Serial Number | PB921 |
| Markings | F2-N |
| Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
| Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
| Grave Reference | Panel 279.. |
| Epitaph |
| Phase | 2 |
| Panel Number | 170 |
| Service Number | J/27927 |
| Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Group | 8 |
| Squadron | 635 |
| Trade | Wireless Operator |
| Country of origin if different | Canada |
| Adam D D (F/S) |
| Hatton G W (F/S) |
| Usher K (F/L) |
| Venning D L (F/L) |
| Williams G (F/S) |
| Start Date | 05-03-1945 |
| End Date | 06-03-1945 |
| Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
| Day/Night raid | Night |
| Operation | Chemnitz- continuation of Operation Thunderclap. 760 aircraft. Severe icing conditions over home bases cost 9 aircraft, especially from 426 Sqn. A further 22 aircraft were lost on the operation. The centre and south of the city were badly damaged by fire. Several important factories were destroyed, including the Siegmar tank engine plant. |
| Reason for Loss | Robert was born in Montreal, Québec on 9 December 1920. His father, a CPR electrician, was born in England and his mother in Tweed, Ontario. He had a brother Herbert Ernest who was a Private (possibly in the Perth Regiment). He attended Drummond School, Montreal 1928-1936 followed by Montreal High 1936-1938. Robert also took an evening course in French. His sporting interests were hunting, fishing, swimming, basketball and skiing. His hobby was Marksmanship. Robert worked as an office clerk for T. Eaton Company in Montreal between 1938 -1940. He then joined the army and was in the R.C. Engineers (Active Service) at Farnham, Quebec between 1940-1942 until enlisting in the RCAF on 2 June 1942. |