Roberts, Dennis William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Dennis William |
Surname | Roberts |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Sarah Roberts, of Southend-On-Sea, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL944 |
Markings | KO-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 14. A. 22. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR ONLY SON. HE GAVE HIS ALL THAT WE MIGHT LIVE IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 233 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1626114 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/892/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/892/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1944 |
End Date | 16-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Siegen- to attack the railway yards. 108 Lancasters, all from 3 Group- 1 lost (0.9%). G-H equipped raid. The bombing was not accurate enough to hit the railway yards, although the town was hit. Many public buildings were destroyed. 348 people were killed |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a fighter and crashed at Uckerath, east of Bonn, Germany |