Keyes, Robert Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Joseph |
Surname | Keyes |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert James Keyes and Regina De Sales Keyes, of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington lll |
Serial Number | X3870 |
Markings | EX-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Guidel Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 5. Grave 6. |
Epitaph | REQUIESCANT IN PACE (Latin - REST IN PEACE) |
Ribbon Stone | 0539 (Block 7, Column 3, Row 1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 59 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/9738 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 199 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Keyes Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF North Creake |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-02-1943 |
End Date | 14-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Blyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Lorient |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Blyton at 1730 hrs detailed to attack targets at Lorient. Aircraft crashed in the target area. There were no survivors |