Giffin, Robert Roy
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Roy |
Surname | Giffin |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-07-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | LL692 |
Markings | JI-C2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Cloud en Dunois Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 169 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/23078 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 514 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John the Evangelist, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial and RoH |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 514 Sqn who served at RAF Waterbeach 1943-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Of the surviving seven crew, all except one successfully evaded capture- the seventh becoming a PoW |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1944 |
End Date | 29-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 496 aircraft in the third raid in this series. Night-fighters intercepted the bomber stream over France on the outbound leg and in bright moonlit conditions, leading to 39 Lancasters being shot down (7.9%). |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near St. Cloud en Dunois, SSE of Châteaudun, France |