Hewitt, Robert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert |
Surname | Hewitt |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Hewitt and of Jane Parker Hewitt (Nee Harvey), of Glasgow. Husband of Helen Annie Hewitt, of Glasgow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IA |
Serial Number | L7787 |
Markings | WS-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Drosay Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 5-6. |
Epitaph | THE LORD LIFT UP HIS COUNTENANCE UPON THEE, AND GIVE THEE PEACE (From Numbers 6:26) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 181 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 521236 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Eighth operation as captain having survived ditching in December 1939 during the disastrous attack on Wilhelmshaven |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/125/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/125/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-06-1940 |
End Date | 14-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (61% moon) |
Operation | Attack targets in the Forest de Nouvion |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Drosay |