Lewis, Robert Driscoll
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Driscoll |
Surname | Lewis |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Henry and Hilda Marion Lewis, of Kensington Park, South Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington lll |
Serial Number | BK434 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hixon (St. Peter) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | S.E. part. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | HE SLEEPS, HIS KNIGHTLY VIRTUE PROVED, HIS MEMORY HALLOWED (Extract from Hymn - O Valiant Hearts) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 63 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 416587 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 30 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-02-1943 |
End Date | 07-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Hixon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Hixon for a night cross country exercise, returned to base on completion and made what seemed to be a good landing. However the Pilot opened up and took off for a second circuit, climbed away too steeply and stalled the aircraft at 1,000 feet, unable to regain control of the situation the Wellington hit trees and crashed at The Rectory at Ingestre Park near Weston and less than one mile from the airfield. There were no survivors |