Newcomb, Robert Clayton
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Clayton |
Surname | Newcomb |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Reginald Sydney and Dorothy Alice Newcomb, of Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS721 |
Markings | KO-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 197. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 218 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 413462 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
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 27/890/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-10-1943 |
End Date | 04-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Little Snoring |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Sea Rescue |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |