Kerr, Robert Albert
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Robert Albert |
Surname | Kerr |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Patrick and Mabel Annie Kerr, of Middle Brighton, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BK659 |
Markings | BU-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 193. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 193 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 409144 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Monument with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In memory and honour of the Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force Squadrons who were based at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1322/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1322/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-05-1943 |
End Date | 26-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Chedburgh |
Day/Night Raid | Night (57% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf. 759 aircraft, 27 losses (3.6%). This raid was a failure since PFF had great difficulty in marking the target due to two layers of cloud. Decoy fires and markers were also being operated. Bombing was scattered as a result. |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been shot down by a night-fighter over the North Sea, off Den Helder, Holland |