Terpening, Robert Patrick
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Robert Patrick |
Surname | Terpening |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 28-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Maurice Everett and Hester May Terpening. Husband of Elisabeth Terpening, of Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PB983 |
Markings | 6O-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 15503. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 252 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 424312 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 582 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | In memory of 109 and 582 Sqns. At R.A.F. Little Staughton |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2128/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2052/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-04-1945 |
End Date | 28-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Iced up after flying into a snow cloud and lost power to both port engines. Crashed ENE of Corby, Northamptonshire |