Hanson, Robert
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Robert |
Surname | Hanson |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-04-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Mary Hanson, of West Derby, Liverpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Anson I |
Serial Number | R3408 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Liverpool (Anfield) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 21. C. of E. Grave 878. |
Epitaph | A LOVING SON TRUE AND KIND. BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES HE LEFT BEHIND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 45 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 966859 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 18 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5950 (P358474/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-04-1941 |
End Date | 23-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Bramcote |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | t/o for a night navigation exercise. Strayed approx. 20 miles off its intended course and entered the Midlands barrage balloon defences. At about 2338, the Anson collided with a cable and came down at Stole House, Walsgrave on Sowe, on the eastern outskirts of Coventry |