Robson, Bruce
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Bruce |
Surname | Robson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas A. A. Robson and Elizabeth S. Robson, of Steeple Bumpstead, Suffolk. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NR131 |
Markings | ZA-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. C. 6. |
Epitaph | OH, LOST TOO SOON IN THE MORNING OF THY DAYS, BUT IN OUR LOVING MEMORY ALWAYS |
Ribbon Stone | 0549 (Block 7, Column 5, Row 1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 234 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1601365 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 10 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In honour of Flt Sgt Bruce Robson 10 Sqn 6 March 1945 Age 21 |
Location | Melbourne, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial Stone & Plaque |
Memorial Text | No 10 Squadron, 4 Group Bomber Command, WWII 1939-1945. This memorial was erected at the entrance to the former RAF Station Melbourne by ex Members and Friends of the Squadron to honour the memory of all personnel who died in the service of their Country |
Location | Melbourne Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Runway Light in Concrete Base |
Memorial Text | Let this landing light be a memorial to all those 1,000 aircrew and 120 aircraft that left this very point never to return so that we may return again and again in freedom to enjoy York Motor Sport Park |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/145/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/145/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-03-1945 |
End Date | 06-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Melbourne |
Day/Night Raid | Night (62% moon) |
Operation | Chemnitz- continuation of Operation Thunderclap. 760 aircraft. Severe icing conditions over home bases cost 9 aircraft, especially from 426 Sqn. A further 22 aircraft were lost on the operation. The centre and south of the city were badly damaged by fire. Several important factories were destroyed, including the Siegmar tank engine plant. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Stalag IXC at Mühlhausen, the bodies being recovered by prisoners. Despite an order forbidding a burial service, one was carried out by Revd. J R Bamber on 20th March |