Roberts, John Hubert
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | John Hubert |
Surname | Roberts |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold and Dorothy Kathleen Roberts, of Herne Bay. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito III |
Serial Number | DZ256 |
Markings | HB- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Herne Bay Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. OOR. Grave 6. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 233 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 128948 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 239 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former MQ Site, West Raynham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Inscribed Slate Tablets and Concrete Plinth |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all who served at West Raynham, military and civilian of all ranks 1939 - 1994 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1456/62 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1456/61 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-10-1944 |
End Date | 27-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | West Raynham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Spun and crashed into woods near Coddington, Newark |