Cameron, Robert Edgar Hall
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Edgar Hall |
Surname | Cameron |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edgar Wilson Hall, and of Margaret Amanda Hall. Stepson of Alexander Nelson Cameron, of London, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | DV177 |
Markings | UM-K2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 48. I. 7. |
Epitaph | A PEACE AND NATIONHOOD BOUGHT AT SUCH A PRICE WILL NOT SOON BE FORGOTTEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 17 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/116874 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 626 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Robert Cameron Mews, Colchester, Essex |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Road Name |
Memorial Text | Robert Cameron Mews |
Location | Adjacent to A1232, Colchester, Essex |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar and inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to the crew of RAF Lancaster UM-K2. Serial no DV177 of 626 Squadron Wickenby which crashed close to this location 25th April 1944 at 0410 hours with the loss of all seven crewmen. |
Location | Memorial Way, Colchester, Essex |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Road Name |
Memorial Text | Lancaster Approach |
Location | Main Entrance, Wickenby Airfield, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Metal Scupture, Info Board |
Memorial Text | This memorial commemorates the 1080 aircrew killed on operations with Nos (12B) and 626 squadrons whilst based at Royal Air Force Wickenby 1942-1945, the design and building of the memorial in 1981 was funded by subscription from members of the Wickenby R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-04-1944 |
End Date | 25-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Karlsruhe |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by an intruder as it returned to England, crashing Boxted airfield, Essex |