Anderson, Robert Fraser Sneddon
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Fraser Sneddon |
Surname | Anderson |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-01-1953 |
Next of Kin | Son of (late) Robert John & Charlotte Anderson |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Boeing Washington |
Serial Number | WF502 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hawarden Cemetery, Hawarden, North Wales |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2312139 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 90 |
Trade | Air Signaller |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Garmon's Church, Llanarmon-yn-Lal, Wales |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the Airmen of XC Sqn RAF who died in the service of their country when Washington Bomber WF502 crashed near this village on 8th January 1953 |
Location | Roadside location, Tilbury Juxta Clare, Essex |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of XC Sqn, No 3 Bomb Group flying operations from here with the Mk 1 Stirling Bomber December 1943 until May 1943 |
Location | St. Mary & All the Saints Church, Little Walsingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In loving memory of Henry Philip Lee Warner AFC DFC. Only Son of Philip Henry & Mary King Lee Warner. Actg S/L RAFVR killed in action over Germany Aug 26th 1944 in his 32nd year |
Location | Village Green, Tuddenham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial atopped with Inscribed Silver Sun-Dial |
Memorial Text | For all those who served their country as part of XC Sqn RAF |
Location | St. Mary's Church, Tuddenham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | They grow not old as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn. At the going down of the Sun and in the morning, we will remember them |
Miscellaneous Information
(Pictured with his younger sister, Rose, and on his wedding day with his wife Margaret). |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-01-1953 |
End Date | 08-01-1953 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | During routine night flight the aircraft crashed inverted into high ground at Llanarmon Yn Il, Denbighshire, Wales with wreckage spread over 5 miles. Cause not established |