Borland, Robert James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert James |
Surname | Borland |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Agnes Cochran Clark Borland, of Timperley, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE928 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Manchester Southern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. M. Nonconformist. Grave 307. |
Epitaph | HIS KINDLY SMILE AND THOUGHTFUL WAYS WITH HIM WE SPENT OUR HAPPIEST DAYS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 11 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2203135 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 26 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old Airfield Site, Wing, Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Stencilled Composite Panels & Info Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of thousands trained at RAF Wing who lost their lives during training. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-04-1945 |
End Date | 06-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Wing |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bombing training |
Reason for Loss | During bombing practice over the Hogshaw range in Buckinghamshire the Wellington collided with another aircraft from 26 OTU (LN540), both crashing close to the railway line at Winslow |