Melville, Robert Learmonth
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Robert Learmonth |
Surname | Melville |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Brigadier James Learmonth Melville and Clare Gladys Melville, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LP355 |
Markings | FB-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 51. A. 6. |
Epitaph | DEARLY BELOVED SECOND SON OF BRIG. AND MRS JAMES L.MELVILLE OTTAWA, CANADA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 73 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/195958 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 24 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-11-1944 |
End Date | 17-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Honeybourne |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night circuits |
Reason for Loss | Struck high tension cables and crashed near Evesham killing all four men on board |