Roberts, Robert Edward
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Edward |
Surname | Roberts |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred John and Ruby Gladys Roberts, of Glandore, South Australia. Husband of Sylvia Ruby Roberts, of Bargoed, Glamorgan, South Wales. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PB674 |
Markings | HA-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 17. G. 11-14. |
Epitaph | LOVED SON OF MR. ANS MRS.A.J.ROBERTS OF ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 233 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 417760 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Monument with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In memory and honour of the Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force Squadrons who were based at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1352/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1352/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-12-1944 |
End Date | 12-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Chedburgh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Witten. 140 Lancasters of 3 Group using G-H to bomb the steelworks. German fighters claimed 8 Lancasters. The local report stated that the steelworks were not hit but instead bombs fell in a scattered manner throughout the town. 126 houses and 5 industrial premises were destroyed and 334 people were killed. |
Reason for Loss |