Aitchison, Robert Smiles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Smiles |
Surname | Aitchison |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-01-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joshua and Mabel Katherine Armour Aitchison. of Sidlesham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3370 |
Markings | WS-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sidlesham (St. Mary) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | "ONE OF THE FEW" HE LIVED FOR HIS HOME HE DIED FOR HIS COUNTRY Churchill Speech to the House of Commons 20 August 1940 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 687 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11645 (P365489/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/25 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/24 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-01-1942 |
End Date | 19-01-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in flames near Thetford due to structural failure on the starboard wing |