Whitley, Robert Newton
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Newton |
Surname | Whitley |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leslie Alfred and Mary Newton Whitley, of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LL505 |
Markings | -S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chester (Blacon) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 231. |
Epitaph | THEY COUNTED NOT THEIR LIVES DEAR UNTO THEMSELVES |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 264 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/38243 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1659 HCU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Whitley Island, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Island |
Memorial Text |
Location | Remote location, Great Carrs, The Lake District, Cumbria |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Wooden Cross, inscribed metal plaque & inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Halifax LL505, 1659 HCU Topcliffe, 22nd October 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-10-1944 |
End Date | 22-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on Great Carrs near Coniston, Lake District |