Roberts, Donald Michael
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Donald Michael |
Surname | Roberts |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Maj. Donald Edward Roberts, M.C., J.P., and Mary Margaret Roberts, of Scarborough, Yorkshire. His Brothers, Gerald Philip and Edward Simpson Roberts, Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB488 |
Markings | XY-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Haverhill Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. U. Grave 150. |
Epitaph | O VALIANT HEART (from a hymn of the same name) |
Ribbon Stone | 0033 (Block 1, Column 9, Row 4) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 233 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 186931 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 186 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | D.M. Roberts Pilot 186 Sqn |
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Miscellaneous Information
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1145/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1145/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-04-1945 |
End Date | 14-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Kiel- to bomb the U-boat yards |
Reason for Loss | On return, collided in the circuit with another 186 Sqn Lancaster (PB483 AP-X) |