Hogben, Robert
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Robert |
Surname | Hogben |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Hilda Hogben. Husband of Bessie Hogben, of Bury, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | HK624 |
Markings | IL-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. H. 23. |
Epitaph | IT'S TRUE WHAT THEY SAY, GOD CHOOSES THE BEST. BETTY AND MICHAEL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 183 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1394176 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/892/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/892/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-11-1944 |
End Date | 27-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (88% moon) |
Operation | Köln. 169 Lancasters from 3 Group, 1 lost. A G-H raid on the Kalk Nord railway yards with good results. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Köln-Mülheim |