Soutar, Robert Alexander
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Alexander |
Surname | Soutar |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Magdalene Soutar, of Glasgow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | MM197 |
Markings | M5-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cadder Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 140. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 245 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1672449 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 128 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/932/33 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/932/32 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-11-1944 |
End Date | 04-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (85% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 55 Mosquitoes, 1 lost |
Reason for Loss | One engine failed on approach back at base causing a wingtip to touch the ground. The aircraft cartwheeled and crashed just short of the runway |