Armstrong, Robert Lionel
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Lionel |
Surname | Armstrong |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Isabella Armstrong, of Gilsland, Cumberland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL953 |
Markings | ZN-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 23. F. 5-8. |
Epitaph | LOVED, REMEMBERED, ALWAYS NEAR BRINGING MANY A SILENT TEAR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 3 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1674487 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-11-1944 |
End Date | 07-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (58% moon) |
Operation | Gravenhorst |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the target area |