Keller, Roland Jervis
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Roland Jervis |
Surname | Keller |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Jacob and Anna Keller, of Chilwell, Nottinghamshire. Husband of Beryl Keller. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito VI |
Serial Number | NT116 |
Markings | VI- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Maarheeze (Sterksel Monastery) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row B. Grave 17. |
Epitaph | "HE LOVED ME, AND GAVE HIMSELF FOR ME " "I AM THE RESURRECTION, AND THE LIFE." MAM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 192 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1243202 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 169 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour with wooden and glass cabinet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who lost their lives operating from RAF Great Massingham during WWII |
Miscellaneous Information
The monastery in which the crew are buried was used as a hospital by the British Army |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1094/42 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1094/41 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-01-1945 |
End Date | 06-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Great Massingham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (55% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support- to patrol SW of Duisburg in support of the Hannover raid |
Reason for Loss |