McQuitty, Robert John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Robert John |
Surname | McQuitty |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Kate Marie Proctor McQuitty, of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EF188 |
Markings | OJ-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Charles De Percy War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll grave 4. B. 5-6. |
Epitaph | EVER LOVED. "UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 210 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 408338 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
This aircraft was on its 43rd sortie |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1004/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1004/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-06-1944 |
End Date | 24-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Methwold |
Day/Night Raid | Night (11% moon) |
Operation | Mining off Brest, France |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed in the vicinity of Plougonvelin, WSW of Brest |