Tresidder, Robert Litchfield
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Litchfield |
Surname | Tresidder |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-02-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Kay Tresidder and Vincentia Margaret Tresidder, of Coogee, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IV |
Serial Number | Z1327 |
Markings | UV- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Holme-upon-Spalding Moor Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 20. |
Epitaph | PROUD, CLEAR-EYED AND LAUGHING, HE MET DEATH AS A FRIEND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 255 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 402894 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 (Australian) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Wellington Cottage, Farnley Tyas, West Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Wellington Z1327 of 460 Sqn RAAF which crashed on 17th February 1942 |
Location | Adjacent to Clubhouse, Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at Breighton during WW2, including 460 Sqn RAAF |
Location | Junction of Kirmond Rd (B1203) & Orford Rd, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which operated from Breighton and Binbrook 1941-1945 |
Location | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which served at Binbrook between 1941 and 1945 |
Location | Former ATC Signals Square, Brookenby Industrial Estate, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Location | Church of St. Michael & All Angels, Brookenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Miscellaneous Information
First loss from the newly-formed 460 Squadron |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12275 (P366302/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-02-1942 |
End Date | 17-02-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Breighton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training (night cross country exercise) |
Reason for Loss | Lost bearings and crashed near Huddersfield |