Sutherland, Roger Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Roger Joseph |
Surname | Sutherland |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Wilfred and Suzanne Sutherland. Husband of Emilie Sutherland, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | ML959 |
Markings | P3- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 56. A. 5. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 250 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/177954 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 692 (Fellowship of the Bellows) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Sutherland Island, Manitoba; Within Croll Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Island |
Memorial Text |
Location | Adjacent to former Main Entrance, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 692 Sqn and 35 Sqn which flew from RAF Graveley during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2363/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2216/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-12-1944 |
End Date | 18-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Graveley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Hanau. 1 of 44 Mosquitoes on a 'spoof' raid. |
Reason for Loss | Overshot the runway on return to base and crashed amongst trees, catching fire |