Storey, Robert Lorne
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Lorne |
Surname | Storey |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Benjamin and Alice Storey, of Toronto, Ontario,Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5488 |
Markings | QR-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | AIII. 11. 15. |
Epitaph | YOUR MEMORY HALLOWED IN THE LAND YOU LOVED "CANADA" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 102 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/15485 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/38 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-07-1942 |
End Date | 04-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (64% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 2225 from Syerston to lay mines in the Danish Sound off Verbena (Nasturtium Region). Presumed lost over the North Sea. Sgt Brown's body was later washed ashore |