Byrnes, Robert Wentworth
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Wentworth |
Surname | Byrnes |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Wentworth Byrnes and Ena Louie Marie Byrnes, of Blanchetown, South Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL847 |
Markings | JO-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Le Gros-Theil Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | DEARLY LOVED SON OF MR. AND MRS. R. BYRNES OF BLANCHETOWN, SOUTH AUSTRALIA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 16 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 28766 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-12-1944 |
End Date | 18-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Munchen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Le Gros-Theil (Eure), 10 km NNW of Le Neuborg. |