Newbury, Robert Owen
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Owen |
Surname | Newbury |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-11-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Violet Newbury, of St. John's, Newfoundland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3394 |
Markings | KO- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Marham Cemetery |
Grave Reference | War Graves Plot. Grave 8. |
Epitaph | BRIEF, BRAVE AND GLORIOUS WAS HIS YOUNG CAREER. HE EVER LIVES IN OUR HEARTS Poem: Childe Harold by George Gordon, Lord Byron |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 218 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 798536 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Newfoundland |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/888/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/888/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-11-1941 |
End Date | 11-11-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air test (fuel consumption test) and training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Swaffham, Norfolk |