Williams, Robert John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert John |
Surname | Williams |
Gender | M |
Age | 37 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Martha Williams. Husband of Marion Williams, of Denton, Manchester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB769 |
Markings | VR-I |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. E. 10. |
Epitaph | THY PURPOSE, LORD, WE CANNOT SEE BUT ALL IS WELL THAT IS DONE BY THEE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 266 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2212840 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1945 |
End Date | 15-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Leuna- to attack a synthetic oil plant. 587 aircraft carried out two attacks 3 hours apart, causing severe damage throughout the plant. Albert Speer said in his post-war interrogations that this was the most damaging attack on the oil industry of the war |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter. The navigator, F/O J Q Eddy, was able to baled out and landed in a tree without serious injury. |