Birkhead, Robert Neville
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Neville |
Surname | Birkhead |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-04-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Byron Birkhead and Agnes M. Birkhead. His Brother, George Thomas Birkhead, Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | P4939 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Nottingham Northern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. M/23. Grave 15. |
Epitaph | OUR BELOVED BOB KILLED WHILST FLYING. HIS BROTHER GEORGE, R.A.F. BURIED AT EPSOM, WAS KILLED BY ENEMY ACTION 30.10.1940 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 9 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 955477 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Miscellaneous Information
His brother, George Thomas Birkhead, also died in the service of Bomber Command - see losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/202251 |
His brother, George Thomas Birkhead RAF, also died on service. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-04-1941 |
End Date | 29-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying practice |
Reason for Loss | Appears to have lost speed immediately after take-off and crashed NW of airfield |