Date of birth:

May 17th, 1910 (Northwood/Middlesex, England)

Date of death:

May 17th, 1943 (Castricum aan Zee, Netherlands)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Graves General Cemetery Bergen
Plot: II. Row: E. Grave: 28.

Service number:

1377941

Nationality:

British

Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 617 Sqdn.

On May 16, 1943 at 9:47 PM, the Avro Lancaster III ED887 of the 617 Squadron took off in Lincolnshire to take part in the attack on the Möhne Dam.
At 2:58 am the Lancaster was shot down by German anti-aircraft fire and crashed in the surf near Castricum.
The entire crew died.
Roberts washed ashore near Castricum on May 17, 1943.

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