Scott, Robert Burns
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Burns |
Surname | Scott |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Burns Scott and Evelyn Scott, of Horizon, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax I |
Serial Number | LW199 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G. Row A. Grave 13. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 238 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/93090 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 426 (Thunderbird) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Scott Island, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Island |
Memorial Text |
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with Inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Canadian personnel who served at RAF Linton on Ouse during WW2, including 408 and 426 Sqns RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-10-1944 |
End Date | 10-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (41% moon) |
Operation | Bochum |
Reason for Loss | Seriously injured in the head by a flak burst. The aircraft returned safely to base and he was immediately taken to York Military Hospital and then transferred to a specialist head injuries unit at Sheffield. En route his condition deteriorated so the ambulance diverted to Doncaster Royal Infirmary where, sadly, he died of his injuries. |