Ward, Robert Lawrence
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Lawrence |
Surname | Ward |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Wyley and Mamie Ward. Husband of Alice C. Ward, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.A. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6869 |
Markings | GE-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chevington Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. Grave 241. |
Epitaph | OUR "LARRY" TOO DEARLY LOVED TO BE FORGOTTEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 260 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/56104 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 58 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John the Devine, Chevington, Northumbria |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of those Allied Airmen who lost their lives in the area surrounding RAF Acklington in the service of their county during WWII |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8828 (P361991/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/544/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/544/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-09-1941 |
End Date | 04-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (97% moon) |
Operation | Brest |
Reason for Loss | Recalled an hour after departure and ordered to divert to Acklington where the aircraft crashed and burst into flames |