Wiltshire, Robert Francis James
Personal Information
Rank | AC1 |
Forename(s) | Robert Francis James |
Surname | Wiltshire |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-03-1940 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Fairey Battle I |
Serial Number | K9252 |
Markings | HA- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille |
Grave Reference | Plot 19. Row D. Grave 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 267 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 550694 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AASF |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
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
The pilot survived with a broken ankle |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/1861 (P351271/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-03-1940 |
End Date | 01-03-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Aubérive-sur-Suippe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Avot |