Roberts, Albert Lionel
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Albert Lionel |
Surname | Roberts |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert John Roberts, and of Florence M. Roberts, of Swansea. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X9673 |
Markings | KO-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 14. C. 3. |
Epitaph | "FOR EVER IN MY HEART UNTIL I SHARE YOUR SECRET" MOTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 233 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1254570 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9342 (P362642/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/888/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/888/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-09-1941 |
End Date | 30-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (73% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed 100m east of Emmelndorf, south of Harburg. |