Howat, Robert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert |
Surname | Howat |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Eleanor Howat, of Rutherglen, Lanarkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IV |
Serial Number | Z1396 |
Markings | QT-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. A. 16-19. |
Epitaph | IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO LOVED THEM THEY WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 51 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1109278 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 142 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-08-1942 |
End Date | 28-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | Kassel |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the vicinity of Meppen, on the east bank of the Ems Kanal |