Hutton, Robert Gerald
Personal Information
Rank | WO1 |
Forename(s) | Robert Gerald |
Surname | Hutton |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harley Clifford Hutton and Myrtle Alice Hutton (née MacKey), of Mossleigh, Alberta. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Lockheed Hudson III |
Serial Number | T9445 |
Markings | MA-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 8. D. 3-4. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 187 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/109276 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 161 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Route de Trace, Dochamps (Samree), Luxembourg Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Memorial stone and inscribed metal tablet |
Memorial Text |
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | Gibraltar Farm Barn, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scrolls |
Memorial Text | In memory of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford February 1942 - June 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Peter, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaques & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force, and SOE agents killed during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Robert was born on 14 July 1922 at Blackie, Alberta. His father, a farmer, was born in Kansas , Missouri, USA; his mother at Blenheim, Ontario. The schools Robert attended were Mossleigh, 1927-1938 grades 1-10 and again in 1939-1941, grade 11. He also went to Herronton school 1938-1939 (Jnr. Matric and High School Entrance). The sports Robert engaged in were hockey and softball. As he was still a student when he enlisted. |
Robert enlisted on 11 July 1941 and after training embarked from Halifax on 16 May 1943. He arrived at 3 PRC on 24 May then went on to 1 (C) OTU 12 August 1943, 2 PDC on 7 October 1943, Gibraltar 23 October 1943 and 48 Squadron on 14 October 1943. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/38 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-03-1945 |
End Date | 22-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | SOE Operation Norvic to Germany |
Reason for Loss | Shot down in a 'friendly fire' incident by a US P61 Black Widow after being mistaken for a Dornier |