Banks, Robert Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Arthur |
Surname | Banks |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Mabel Banks, of Wilmslow, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | Z8845 |
Markings | WS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Opsterland (Gorredijk) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row. A. Coll. grave 3-6. |
Epitaph | HIS BRIGHT YOUNG LIFE NOBLY GIVEN. MAY WE PROVE WORTHY OF THE SACRIFICE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1100940 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Pilot |
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 81/8903 (P362086/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/17 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/16 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-09-1941 |
End Date | 08-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Believed shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Terwispel, Friesland |