Appleby, Robert Reginald George
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Robert Reginald George |
Surname | Appleby |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 06-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Wylie Appleby and Mary Appleby. Husband of Kathleen May Appleby, of South Hetton, Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JP123 |
Markings | TL-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. F. 21. |
Epitaph | DEARLY REMEMBERED BY HIS LOVING WIFE KATH, MAM AND DAD. REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 123 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 145692 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Graveley Airfield 1942-1945 8 Group Bomber Command 35 Squadron Pathfinder Force 692 Squadron Light Night Striking Force R.A.F. To commemorate this airfield in honour of those who served the nation aircrew, groundstaff & WAFF of United Kingdom Dominions, C |
Location | All Saints Church, Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Sqn Badge & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Remember before God all those airmen and airwomen 3who served with 35 Squadron R.A.F. Graveley 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/381/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/381/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-01-1944 |
End Date | 06-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Graveley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (82% moon) |
Operation | Stettin. 358 aircraft, 16 losses (4.5%). The first raid on this town since September 1941. A Mosquito diversion on Berlin kept most night-fighters away. Initial bombing was concentrated but later drifted to the west 504 houses and 20 industrial buildings were destroyed. 8 ships were sunk in the harbour and 244 people were killed |
Reason for Loss | Last heard on w/t by another aircraft indicating one engine out but managing to maintain height |