Roberts, Tegwyn
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Tegwyn |
Surname | Roberts |
Gender | M |
Age | 18 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Morris and Margaret Roberts, of Denbigh. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED470 |
Markings | QR-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 237. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 91 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2205764 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Birchwood Way, Birchwood Estate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Inscribed Marble Obolisk |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Air Crews and Ground Staff who gave their lives whilst serving with No 50 Squadron and No 61 Squadron, 5 group, Bomber Command The Royal Air Force 2nd World War 1939 to 1945. No 50 Squadron "From defence to attack" Operated from Waddi |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Stone |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Skellingthorpe. My brief sweet life is over, My eyes no longer see, No Christmas Trees, No summer walks, No pretty girls for me, I've got the chop - I've had it, My nightly ops are done, Yet in another 100 years I'll still be twenty one. R |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 13 Apr 1925 St. Asaph, Flintshire, Wales |
It was originally stated in local reports that the aircraft came down in the River Waal near Bemmel but it later came to light that this was in fact a German Ju88 that crashed that night. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/579/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/579/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-09-1944 |
End Date | 24-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skellingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (35% moon) |
Operation | Münster-Handorf aerodrome, in support of Ladbergen attack. |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 19:20 on 23 Sep 1944 from Skellingthorpe to bomb the Luftwaffe night-fighter aerodrome at Münster-Handorf in support of the Ladbergen raid. Crashed at Hummeloseweg 39 in Zelhelm. |