Rashbrook, Robert William
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Robert William |
Surname | Rashbrook |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ethel May Rashbrook, of Bassendean Western Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5698 |
Markings | UG-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Thorney (St. Helen) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 540. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE. IN GOD'S CARE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 88 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 415917 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1654 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to St. Mary's Church, Bleasby, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew 1654 HCU Stirling who were killed on a night training sortie after a mid-air collision with 61 Sqn Lancaster JB132 returning from a sortie to Berlin |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1943 |
End Date | 01-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wigsley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Air Collision with returning LancasterJB132 |