Elms, Robert
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Robert |
Surname | Elms |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Eva Elms. Grandson of F. Filmer, of Middleton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1767 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Middleton (Boarshaw) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. D. Grave 1793. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING. WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 32 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 641574 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 25 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Town War Memorial, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Inscribed Plaques & Information Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of RAF Airmen involved in plane crashes in or near Chatteris 1939-45 / Remembering the crew of Wellington R1767, 25 OTU 10 Sept. 1941 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8976 (P362166/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-09-1941 |
End Date | 10-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Finningley |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- Night cross-country |
Reason for Loss | The pilot may have been dazzled by a searchlight before the aircraft crashed near Chatteris, Cambridgeshire |