Bishop, Robert Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Charles |
Surname | Bishop |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-11-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Philip and Emmie Bishop, of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | T2471 |
Markings | BU- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 12. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 131 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 653306 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/4318 (P356175/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1319/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1319/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-11-1940 |
End Date | 24-11-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (36% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |