Deacon, Robert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert |
Surname | Deacon |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert William and Eliza Jane Deacon, of Barnard Castle. His Brother Derrick Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DG419 |
Markings | -H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Barnard Castle (St. Mary) Church Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. I. Grave 35. |
Epitaph | VINCERE SUE MORI" ALSO IN MEMORY OF SIGNLEMAN DERRICK DEACON BURIED IN BAGHDAD, IRAQ |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 154 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1049243 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1663 HCU C Flt |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-05-1943 |
End Date | 05-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Rufforth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- practice feathering |
Reason for Loss | Lost control whilst deliberately shutting down the port outer engine. Crashed WNW of Driffield, Yorkshire |