Roth, Robert Tait
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Tait |
Surname | Roth |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
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Date of Death | 12-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert James Roth and Mary Elise Tait Roth. Husband of Isabel Arklie Roth, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB112 |
Markings | JE-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichwald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. D. 11. |
Epitaph | IN LIFE BELOVED, IN DEATH DEEPLY MOURNED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 235 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/36353 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 195 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-12-1944 |
End Date | 11-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wratting Common |
Day/Night Raid | Night |
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. |
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