Whiteman, Robert Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Ernest |
Surname | Whiteman |
Gender | M |
Age | 18 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alec E. and Amy E. R Whiteman, of Eastbourne, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4338 |
Markings | PM-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. G. 15. |
Epitaph | LOVED BY ALL, DEPARTED AS THE DAY BEGAN ON TO HEAVEN, THERE TO REST, EVER BLEST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 115 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1335378 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Miscellaneous Information
This was a 12 Sqn crew operating with 103 Squadron |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-01-1943 |
End Date | 14-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (57% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed near Krefeld. Sgt. A.S. Laird survived to become a prisoner of war. |