Eaton, Robert James
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Robert James |
Surname | Eaton |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Bygrove Eaton and Selina Marjorie Eaton, of Albury, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XX |
Serial Number | KB206 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 15361. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE. EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 159 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 430960 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | PFNTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Edward the Confessor Church, Stone, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stencilled wooden board |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of PFNTU Mosquito KB206 which broke up in mid-air on 2nd March 1945 |
Location | Tythe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Pathfinder Force Navigation Training Unit, RAF Warboys 1944 to 1945 |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-03-1945 |
End Date | 02-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Warboys |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- high level cross country exercise (night, at 27000') |
Reason for Loss | Two hours into the sortie, the aircraft broke up and crashed near Basford Cheddleton, Staffordshire |