O'Neill, Robert Travers
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Travers |
Surname | O'Neill |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert David and Alice O'Neill, of Odd Down, Bath, Somerset. A.I.B. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | R3611 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bradford (Thornton) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. J. Grave 429. |
Epitaph | HE SHALL GROW NOT OLD, AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD: AGE SHALL NOT WEARY HIM, NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 80 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 119900 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 17 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-06-1942 |
End Date | 17-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Alconbury |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | An engine failed after take-off and the aircraft dived into the ground from 500 feet. |