Gledstone, Robert
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Robert |
Surname | Gledstone |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Dodsworth Gledstone and Clara Gledstone. Husband of Anne Elizabeth Gledstone. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB126 |
Markings | CF-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 218. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 40 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1378355 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-06-1944 |
End Date | 01-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Vierzon |
Reason for Loss | Both air gunners were buried at the crash site and their bodies were later exhumed by an American recovery unit. Regrettably their new resting place in not known and as a consequence they are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial |