Wilson, Robert George
Personal Information
Rank | WO2 |
Forename(s) | Robert George |
Surname | Wilson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Wilson and Florence Beatrice Wilson (née Jago), of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Boeing Fortress III |
Serial Number | HB785 |
Markings | BU-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. D. 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 267 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/197780 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Blickling, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Wooden Case containing RAF Oulton Roll of Honour & former 18 (B) Sqn Standard |
Memorial Text | In memory of R.A.F. Oulton 1940 - 1945 |
Location | Junction of Aylsham Rd & New Rd, Oulton Street, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick piller and Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of the R.A.F. and U.S.A.A.F. based here 1940 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Miscellaneous Information
Robert was born in Vancouver BC. on 4 August 1923. His father, who was deceased by the time of Robert's enlistment, was born in Glasgow, Scotland and had worked as a Clerk. His mother was born in Vancouver. He had three brothers - William Thomas, David Edgar and Stanley Wilson, and a younger sister Janet. The schools he attended were Pauline Johston 1929-1935 and West Van High School 1935-1940, both in Vancouver. His sport interests were basketball and Track & Field and his hobby was photography. Robert worked as a Fireman between 1940 and 1942 and as a Truck driver for Johnston Storage between 1941-1942, when he then enlisted on 29 October 1942. |
After training he was posted to the U.K. and embarked from Halifax on 14 December 1943. He reached 3 RCAF (PRC ) on22 December 1943, 16 OTU 25 January 1944, 31 Base 10 August 1944, and then 214 Squadron. He went missing on operations from there on 21 March 1945. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1324/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1324/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-03-1945 |
End Date | 21-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Oulton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (52% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support- Jostle duties in support of the Böhlen raid |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Fw. Helmut Burkhard of 1./NJG5 at 0458 hrs, SSE of Aschaffenburg- his second victory. |