Robson, Frederick Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick Ernest |
Surname | Robson |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Date of Death | 29-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Elizabeth Nora Robson, of Derby. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | HK537 |
Markings | JO-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Aabenraaa Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Allied Mil. Plot. Row 4. Coll. grave 21. |
Epitaph | NOT JUST TO-DAY BUT EVERY DAY IN SILENCE WE REMEMBER R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 91 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1576820 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Squadron Motto | Press on regardless |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | 641m E of Næsvej 36, Broballe village, Als Island, Syddanmark Provincer |
Country | Denmark |
Memorial Type | Inscribed memorial stones & information board |
Memorial Text |
To Avro Lancaster bombefly styrtede ned ved Broballe og Mjels den 29 januar 1944
Translation "Two Avro Lancaster bombers crashed down by Broballe and Mjels on the 29/1/44. HK537 of 463 Sqn collided with JA967 of 83 Sqn" |
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-01-1944 |
End Date | 29-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Collided with 83 Sqn Lancaster JA967 OL-S & Crashed at Mjels on the island of Als , 2km SW of Oksbol |