Biers, Robert Lloyd
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Lloyd |
Surname | Biers |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold J. Biers and Sadie M. Biers, of Cochrane, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | W5010 |
Markings | WS-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. E. 1. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF A DEAR SON AND BROTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 9 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/86395 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Crossroads of the Chaussée de Gramptinne & a dirt road nr cemetery, Gesves, Namur Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Metal sculpture & inscribed stone pillar |
Memorial Text | GLORIEUSE MEMOIRE DE AVIATEURS DE LA RAF TOMBES POUR LEUR PAYS ET NOTRE LIBERTE LE 4 JULILET 1943 |
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/128/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/128/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-02-1944 |
End Date | 20-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (22% moon) |
Operation | Leipzig |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a Bf.110 night fighter flown by Feldwebel Josef Handing of 10./NJG 5 (based at Brandis airfield in Sachsen). Aircraft crashed near Stendal in Germany |