Downs, Robert Cardwell
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Cardwell |
Surname | Downs |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest and Nellie May Downs, of Marsh, Huddersfield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW140 |
Markings | DY-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Huddersfield (Edgerton) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Cons. Sec. 14 Grave 93. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT "BOB" THEY GAVE THEIR ALL THAT WE MIGHT LIVE IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 157 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1459769 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/810/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/810/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-06-1944 |
End Date | 09-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (94% moon) |
Operation | Mining |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into trees WSW of Hornsea near Bridlington, Yorkshire |