Hesketh, Robert Roderick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Roderick |
Surname | Hesketh |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert C. R. Hesketh and Jessie Hesketh, of Mexico City. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE982 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Towcester Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row H. Grave 5. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 48 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1897455 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 17 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Mexico |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Silverstone, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Village Sign & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of No. 17 OTU, Silverstone Airfield. 1943 - 1946 |
Location | Within Motor Racing Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Stencilled RoH |
Memorial Text | Per Ardua Ad Astra to those who served No.17 OTU R.A.F. Silverstone. 1943 - 1946 |
Location | Road Bridge over A43, Turweston, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Remembered with Honour, Bomber Command, 17 OTU, RAF Silverstone and RAF Turweston. 1943 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-09-1944 |
End Date | 07-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Silverstone |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night circuits |
Reason for Loss | Overshot and crashed near the airfield |