Budd, Robert William Harry
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Robert William Harry |
Surname | Budd |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry Clare Budd and Cora Francis Budd. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1682 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pershore Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot Q. Grave 425. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 15 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/24730 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 23 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-11-1943 |
End Date | 24-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Pershore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | T/O 0016 for a night cross-country. Whilst flying in cloud, lost control and crashed at 0235 at Holm Farm, Marston, on the northern outskirts of Oxford |