Nesbit, Robert
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Robert |
Surname | Nesbit |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Mary Ann Nesbit, of Red Row, Northumberland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | RA546 |
Markings | 9J-9 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. C. 25. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 78 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1564192 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 227 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
He died of injuries 8/4/45, received three weeks earlier when his aircraft was shot down |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1410/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1410/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-03-1945 |
End Date | 15-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Lutkendorf |
Reason for Loss | Another of Hpt Martin Becker's nine victims during this attack on a refinery, crashing near Illesheim |