Holden, Robert Samuel
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Samuel |
Surname | Holden |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
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
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 |