Roberts, Albert Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Albert Ernest |
Surname | Roberts |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Isreal and Elizabeth Jane Roberts (née Lee), of Spitalfield Lane, Chichester. Husband of Doris Jessie Roberts (née Harding), of Hythe, Kent, whom he married in Elham, Kent in 1941. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED482 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 163. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 90 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1330745 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Born March 1922, Chichester, Sussex. Probate showed his wife as living in Willowhayne Close, East Preston, Sussex. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/487/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/487/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-04-1943 |
End Date | 03-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Skellingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (5% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying - Deodar region (Bordeaux) |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace. May have fallen victim to two light flak ships which were reported by other crews to be in the vicinity. |