Blake, Robert Johnstone
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Johnstone |
Surname | Blake |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Annie Blake. Husband of Janet Deans Blake, of Paisley, Renfrewshire. Member of Pharmaceutical Society. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JN948 |
Markings | DY-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Maugeuge Centre Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row B. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 132 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 151084 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/810/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/810/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-04-1944 |
End Date | 28-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (29% moon) |
Operation | Aulnoye- to bomb railway installations. 223 aircraft, one Halifax Lost An accurate raid with much damage being caused to the railway yards |
Reason for Loss | Crashed close to Dourlers, France |