Macdonald, Robert George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert George |
Surname | Macdonald |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Sarah Macdonald. Husband of Kathleen Macdonald, of Bevere, Worcestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK257 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Filey (St. Oswald) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Old ground. Row B. Grave 3. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 202 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1380294 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-10-1942 |
End Date | 10-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Hit a tree and crashed at North Coates, Yorkshire |