Marshall, Robert John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert John |
Surname | Marshall |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 05-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Henry and Hannah Marshall, of Torquay. Husband of Winifred Joan (Kitten) Marshall, of Ellacombe, Torquay. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | R9531 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Torquay Cemetery and Extension |
Grave Reference | Sec. S. Grave 21727. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 205 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1311937 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1658 HCU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Skipwith Common, Riccall, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller and inscribed memorial stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those based on Skipwith Common and Riccall RAF base and those who built the Aerodrome. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-12-1942 |
End Date | 05-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Riccall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- day cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Banked steeply while flying low near Scunthorpe and spun in, injuring a dozen people in the process. |