Curtis, Robert Julian
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Robert Julian |
Surname | Curtis |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 02-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John William and Dorothy Louise Curtis, of Hull. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | LL732 |
Markings | JI-H2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen |
Grave Reference | Block "S". Plot 4. Row U. Coll. grave 8-14. |
Epitaph | IN EVERLOVING MEMORY OF A DEARLY LOVED SON AND BROTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 152 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 120090 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 514 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John the Evangelist, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial and RoH |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 514 Sqn who served at RAF Waterbeach 1943-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Had flown around 31 sorties in Hampdens and then a further 17 in Lancasters |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1981/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1977/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-05-1944 |
End Date | 02-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (66% moon) |
Operation | Chambly- to bomb railway installations. 120 aircraft, 5 losses (4.2%). This was the main railway depot and stores for the northern French railway network. The raid was extremely successful with around 500 high-explosive bombs falling in the depot with significant damage to all departments. It was completely out of action for ten days. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter on the return leg, crashing in a near-vertical dive SW of Chaumont-en-Vexin, France |