Urpeth, Robert Victor
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Victor |
Surname | Urpeth |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Kate Agnes Urpeth, of Romford, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD839 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension |
Grave Reference | Plot 5. Row H. Joint grave 27. |
Epitaph | INTO THY HANDS, O GOD, WE COMMEND OUR SON, THAT HE MAY REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 109 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 923863 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8694 (P361821/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/15 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/14 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-08-1941 |
End Date | 30-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Swinderby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (55% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the Abbeville area of Northern France homebound |