Walld, Robert Albin
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Albin |
Surname | Walld |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albin and Delia Walld, of Bluff Creek, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DG295 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. F. Row D. Grave 6. |
Epitaph | UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 259 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/27582 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1664 HCU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Walld Lake, Manitoba; Central Sand Lakes Provincial Park |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Roadside location, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone obolisk, metal sculpture and information board |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RAF Croft during WW2, including 1664 HCU |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men of the Royal Canadian Air Force who served at RAF Dishforth during WW2, including 1664 HCU |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-03-1944 |
End Date | 16-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- low-level bombing exercise over Stenshall range |
Reason for Loss | Emerged from cloud and flew into the ground near Flaxton, NE of York. |