Dean, Robert Trevor
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Robert Trevor |
Surname | Dean |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert James Dean, and of Hilda Marion, Dean, of West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LL414 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Montrose (Sleepyhillock) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 2. Class C. Grave 16. |
Epitaph | LOVE IS STRONG AS DEATH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 28 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/181350 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 1667 HCU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside location, adjacent to Sandtoft airfield, Sandtoft, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone obolisk and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served and died at RAF Sandtoft during Word War II |
Location | Eastern end of former main runway, Faldingworth, Lincolnshire * PRIVATE PROPERTY * |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone sculpture and inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | 1667 HCU RAF 1943 To those who tyranny threatened flew from this runway, some never to return and to those who supported them on the ground, we remember you all |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-05-1944 |
End Date | 01-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Sandtoft |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Night cross country exercise |
Reason for Loss | The Halifax dived into the ground in Caenlochan Forest, Angus, Scotland |