Brewington, Robert Alexander
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Alexander |
Surname | Brewington |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Warren Alexander and Alice May Brewington. Husband of Jessie May Brewington, of Paddington, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND597 |
Markings | TL-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. D. 15. |
Epitaph | DEARLY LOVED AND SADLY MISSED BY LOVING WIFE JESSIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 135 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 405673 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Two crew members (F/L W S Muego and F/S S H Boulton) were thrown clear by the blast and became PoW |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/381/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/381/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-03-1944 |
End Date | 25-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 811 aircraft, 72 losses (8.9%). Known as the 'night of the strong winds', a very powerful wind from the north tended to push the aircraft south at every stage of the operation. As a result, the bomber stream became very scattered, allowing fighters to pick off stragglers, although 50 of the aircraft Lost were hit by flak. Around 20000 were bombed out but no industrial premises were hit. This was the last major raid on Berlin of the war. |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night-fighter on return leg and exploded, crashing WSW of Schönebeck-Elbe, Germany |