Younger, Robert Dixon Bruce
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Dixon Bruce |
Surname | Younger |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert William and Catherine Younger, of Newcastle-On-Tyne. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | DV374 |
Markings | JO-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille |
Grave Reference | Plot 14. Row F. Grave 10. |
Epitaph | THE GREATEST GIFT WE EVER POSSESSED WAS TAKEN FROM US TO ETERNAL REST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 120 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1593625 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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 27/1921/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-07-1944 |
End Date | 19-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Revigny |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 2255hrs. Tasked with destroying railway junction. Shot down by night fighter, crashing 25km NNW of Troyes, village called Droupt-Ste-Marie. |