Holden, Robert Samuel
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Samuel |
Surname | Holden |
Gender | M |
Date of Death | 24-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Husband of M. Holden, of Bootle, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | T2802 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Newmarket Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot P. Grave 432. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE THAT LOVED ME IS NOT TO DIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 183 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1133022 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 1483 Flt |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Cemetery, adjacent to St. John the Baptist Church, Stanton, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Slate Pillar & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of those who lost their lives in the crash of Wellington T2802, Stanton 24th May 1842 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-05-1942 |
End Date | 24-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Newmarket |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- fighter affiliation exercise |
Reason for Loss | The main spar assembly failed outboard of the starboard engine. Spun in near Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk |