Baumber, Robert Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Charles |
Surname | Baumber |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Baumber, of Whetstone, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5598 |
Markings | PH-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 24. E. 4-6. |
Epitaph | ALTHOUGH THE YEARS ROLL ON, WE SHALL NEVER FORGET. MOTHER, FATHER AND TONY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 7 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1251280 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8927 (P362113/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/165/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/165/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-09-1941 |
End Date | 08-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | One of 15 aircraft lost on the raid |