Field, Robert Howard Byers
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Robert Howard Byers |
Surname | Field |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mrs. E. J. Field. Husband of Gladys W. M. Field, of Winchester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | N2769 |
Markings | JM-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 119. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 35 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41164 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-01-1943 |
End Date | 24-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Last position believed to be over the North Sea off St Abb's Head |