Deans, Robert
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Robert |
Surname | Deans |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Ellen C. L. Deans, of Knightswood, Glasgow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR752 |
Markings | NP-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sacquenay Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 1. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 154 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1343832 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/37 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/36 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-07-1943 |
End Date | 16-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | Montbéliard- to attack the Peugeot factory near the Swiss border. 165 Halifaxes, 5 of which were Lost (3.0%). Clear weather conditions and the target was only lightly defended but PFF marked 700 yards beyond the factory and as a result 80% of the bombs fell on the town and only 20% on the target. The raid had no impact on production at the factory |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Sacquenay, NE of Dijon, France |