Welch, Robert Thomas James
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Robert Thomas James |
Surname | Welch |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James A. Welch and Clara W. Welch, of Boissevain, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS615 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Row H. Grave 7. |
Epitaph | SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS SAFE ON HIS GENTLE BREAST" HE GAVE HIS ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 262 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/101969 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1679 HCFlt |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Welch Lake, Manitoba; 8km west of Wekusko Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Miscellaneous Information
On the strength of 408 Sqn, according to CWGC records |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-12-1943 |
End Date | 21-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wombleton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night circuits and landings |
Reason for Loss | Seen approaching Topcliffe to land but opened the throttles, indicating that the pilot thought he was about to undershoot. Both port engines became choked and the aircraft landed inside the airfield perimeter. |