de Courcy, Robert Cecil William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Cecil William |
Surname | de Courcy |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-02-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Henry and Jessie C. De Courcy, of Bailey, Co. Dublin, Republic of Ireland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE392 |
Markings | PL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 81. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 28 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1255048 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 144 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Eire |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12002 (P365949/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/982/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/982/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-02-1942 |
End Date | 07-02-1942 |
Takeoff Station | North Luffenham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Mine laying, Frisians |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Me109 in a daylight Mine laying operation aimed at hindering German warships |