Rea, Robert William
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Robert William |
Surname | Rea |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas David and Martha Rea, of Whitby, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4135 |
Markings | OF-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot JJB. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | HE HAS FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT, HE HAS FINISHED HIS COURSE, HE KEPT THE FAITH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 88 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/108696 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-01-1943 |
End Date | 28-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (64% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed at Maarheeze, near Eindhoven |