Collis, Robert Humphrey
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Robert Humphrey |
Surname | Collis |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Cyril Humphrey and Violet Collis, of Roseville, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | DV698 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 14. |
Epitaph | VIRILE AGITUR (Latin: Do the manly thing - the motto of Knox Grammar School, New South Wales where it is believed Robert Collis was alumus) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 22 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 413532 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-07-1943 |
End Date | 07-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cross country training exercise |
Reason for Loss | At approx 1030 it broke out of cloud near Chipping Norton airfield and collided with Airspeed Oxford LW783 from 6 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit which used the airfield as a relief landing ground. The aircraft crashed close together and burnt. The pilot of the Oxford, Flight G Ferguson was injured and all five crew were killed on the Wellington |