Roberts, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Roberts |
Gender | M |
Age | 38 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Jessica Morfydd Roberts, of Maesteg, Glamorgan. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB191 |
Markings | OF-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. H. 14. |
Epitaph | WE SHALL MEET HIM SOME BRIGHT MORNING RESTING BY THE WATERS FAIR. "RESTING |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 233 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1089013 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-01-1944 |
End Date | 06-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (82% moon) |
Operation | Stettin. 358 aircraft, 16 losses (4.5%). The first raid on this town since September 1941. A Mosquito diversion on Berlin kept most night-fighters away. Initial bombing was concentrated but later drifted to the west 504 houses and 20 industrial buildings were destroyed. 8 ships were sunk in the harbour and 244 people were killed |
Reason for Loss | Lost over the target area |