Lancelott, Robert George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert George |
Surname | Lancelott |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George E. Lancelott and Florence M. Lancelott, of Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | EF394 |
Markings | QS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Haverhill Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. U. Grave 249. |
Epitaph | BOB" WHO LIVED KINDLY, SERVED WITH QUIET RESOLUTION AND DIED BRAVELY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 196 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1305535 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 620 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Monument with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In memory and honour of the Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force Squadrons who were based at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar, inscribed concrete slab and metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men and women who served at RAF Chedburgh between 1942 and 1946, including 620 Sqn |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH & Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | 620 Sqn Roll of Honour and 620 Sqn Badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2138/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2134/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-07-1943 |
End Date | 02-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Chedburgh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- fighter affiliation with a Beaufighter |
Reason for Loss | Collided with another Stirling (BK724 QS-Y), both crashing at Stansfield, NW of Sudbury |