Davis, Robert Henry
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Henry |
Surname | Davis |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Noel Cochrane Davis and Ethel Jane Davis, of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LK995 |
Markings | AL-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hotton War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | I. C. 9. |
Epitaph | EVER REMEMBERED. MOTHER, DAD AND AUDREY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 153 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/19412 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 429 (Bison) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Davis Rapids, Manitoba; East of Pildrem Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Rapids |
Memorial Text |
Location | Roman Rd, Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brass plaque set into a stone plinth into which is carved with the Canadian maple leaf and the Yorkshire rose. |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served at RAF Leeming during World War II, including those from the Royal Canadian Air Force Squadrons, whose members came from all parts of the Commonwealth from 1942 to 1945; 405 Vancouver, 408 Goose |
Location | Opposite old Main Guardroom, RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of those men and women of many nations who served at RAF Leeming during the second world war. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-11-1943 |
End Date | 26-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt. 262 aircraft, mainly Halifaxes. 12 losses (4.6%) with no diversionary raids. The German controller correctly surmised that Frankfurt was the target. Cloud cover led to scattered bombing and it is thought that fewer than 100 bombs landed on the city. 80 deaths on the ground and 1500 people were bombed out |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter at 17500' whilst south of Namur, Belgium. A fire broke out in the bomb bay and the order to abandon was given although it is thought that F/S Davis was killed in the initial attack |