Wake, Robert Leslie
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Leslie |
Surname | Wake |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-08-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Finlay Wake and Pemala Wake, of Sunderland, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden BI |
Serial Number | P4291 |
Markings | PL-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 28. E. 11. |
Epitaph | ALWAYS LOVINGLY REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 110 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580685 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 144 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/980/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/980/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-08-1940 |
End Date | 17-08-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Merseburg |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss/crash site not established |