Hay, Robert Claude
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Robert Claude |
Surname | Hay |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | DFC* |
Date of Death | 13-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Robert Clare Hay and Margaret Kate Hay. Husband of Honoria Edna Millicent Hay, of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | DV402 |
Markings | AJ-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Italy |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cagliari (St. Michele) Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | I. B. 5. |
Epitaph | TOO DEARLY LOVED TO BE FORGOTTEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 47 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 407074 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 617 |
Squadron Motto | Apres moi, le deluge (After me the flood) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Bamford, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed painting and Framed inscribed Scroll |
Memorial Text | A painting given to Bamford Church by 617 Sqn RAF |
Location | South Tower, Ladybower Dam, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the raid on the Rhur Dams by 617 Sqn RAF in May 1943 |
Location | Adjacent to South Tower, Ladybower Dam, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Information Board |
Memorial Text | An information board detailing the raid on the Rhur Dams by 617 Sqn RAF in May 1943 |
Location | St. Vincents Hall, Grantham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial & Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the HQ of 5Gp Bomber Command 1937-1945 where the Rhur Dams raid by 617 Sqn RAF was controlled from |
Location | Thorpe Camp Museum, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Woodhall Spa 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Jubilee Gardens, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 617 Sqn RAF who gave their lives during WW2 |
Location | Jubilee Gardens, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 617 Sqn RAF who have given their lives since 1945 |
Location | Eyebrook Reservoir, Caldecott, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating 617 Sqn RAF which practiced here before the Rhur Dams raid in May 1943 |
Miscellaneous Information
S/L Micky Martin's crew returned safely except for the bomb aimer, who was killed |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-02-1944 |
End Date | 13-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Antheor Railway Viaduct |
Reason for Loss | Killed by gun fire from the bridge |