O'Sullivan, Robert John
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Robert John |
Surname | O'Sullivan |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 15-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Robert and Jessie Shilla O'Sullivan, of Subiaco, Western Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | HK595 |
Markings | KO-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. B. 9. |
Epitaph | EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 221 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 415910 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Squadron Motto | Despite the elements |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Mentioned in Despatches June 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/892/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/892/7 |
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 | 15-11-1944 |
End Date | 15-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Dortmund- to attack the oil plant. 177 Lancasters, all from 3 Group, 2 of which were lost. G-H was used since the target was cloud-covered. The raid is thought to have been a success. |
Reason for Loss | Collided in mid-air with NN706, also from 115 Squadron, killing all of the crew in both aircraft. This aircraft unuslly had a crew of nine. A second pilot and third air gunner were included, the latter operating the mid-under gun. |