Roberts, John Robert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Robert |
Surname | Roberts |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Henry and Violet Roberts, of Liverpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5681 |
Markings | ZN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 12. F. 5. |
Epitaph | CHERISHED MEMORIES OF OUR DEAR SON JOHN. CALLED TO HIGHER SERVICE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 90 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 811009 |
Service | Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force) |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/42 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/41 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-09-1942 |
End Date | 17-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 20:30. Shot down and crashed in the vicinity of Oererkenschwick and Datteln, some 30 kms N of Essen. |