Roebuck, Amos
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Amos |
Surname | Roebuck |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Amos and Emily I. Roebuck. husband of Nora Roebuck, of Penistone. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | R9489 |
Markings | TL-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Netherfield Congregational Chapelyard |
Grave Reference | Row 14. Grave 28 |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 235 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2058870 |
Service | Royal Artillery |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Passenger |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Graveley Airfield 1942-1945 8 Group Bomber Command 35 Squadron Pathfinder Force 692 Squadron Light Night Striking Force R.A.F. To commemorate this airfield in honour of those who served the nation aircrew, groundstaff & WAFF of United Kingdom Dominions, C |
Location | All Saints Church, Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Sqn Badge & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Remember before God all those airmen and airwomen 3who served with 35 Squadron R.A.F. Graveley 1939-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
43 (5th Bn. The Duke of Wellington's Regt. [West Riding]) Searchlight Regt. One of two soldiers on board for flying experience. Both were from Penistone, suggesting they may have joined up together |
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/35 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/34 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-07-1942 |
End Date | 21-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Tadcaster, Yorkshire and burst into flames. It is thought that an engine caught fire but the pilot lost control while trying to execute an emergency landing |