Drysdale, Robert Elmer
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Elmer |
Surname | Drysdale |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-02-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander and Mary Blanche Drysdale, of Perth, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | T1922 |
Markings | RT-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row C. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | LOVED DEARLY IN LIFE AND LIVING YET IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO NEVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 157 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/5792 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 114 (Hong Kong) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former MQ Site, West Raynham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Inscribed Slate Tablets and Concrete Plinth |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all who served at West Raynham, military and civilian of all ranks 1939 - 1994 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12098 (P366078/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/882/48 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/882/47 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-02-1942 |
End Date | 12-02-1942 |
Takeoff Station | West Raynham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Operation Fuller- to bomb German battle cruisers Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen after they left Brest harbour |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the North Sea off Kijduin |