Date of death:

July 27th, 1942 (Opeinde, the Netherlands)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Graves Protestant Cemetery Opeinde
Grave: 1.

Nationality:

Rhodesian (1923-1980, British Colony)

Service Number: 42264

Son of Percy and Alice Robertson, of Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. On July 26, 1942 at 2330 departed from Coningsby air base, the Lancaster R5748, with the mission: a bombing raid over the city of Hamburg in Germany. The aircraft was shot down over Friesland by the German night fighter Lt. Lothar Linke, 11./NJG1, after that it crashed in Opeinde at 0205. In the crash, four crew members got killed, one of them was Francis Harold Robertson.

Promotions:
?: Acting Pilot Officer;
18th November 1939: Pilot Officer on probation;
17th April 1940: Pilot Officer;
18th November 1940: Flying Officer;
18th November 1941: Flight Lieutenant (war subs.).

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Acting Squadron Leader

Unit:

No. 106 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

August 4th, 1942

Citation:
"Sqn. Ldr. Robertson has completed sorties, including attacks on aircraft works at Rostock and Warnemunde. which were carried out in the face of intense defensive fire and searchlight activity.
Sqn. Ldr. Robertson is commanding a flight with conspicuous succees, while the performance of his ground duties is beyond reproach."

• - The London Gazette of 12th December 1939, Issue 34752
  - The London Gazette of 21st May 1940, Issue 34854
  - The London Gazette of 20th December 1940, Issue 35019
  - The London Gazette of 3rd February 1942, Issue 35444
  - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 31st July 1942, Issue 34654, dated 4th August 1942
  - RAF Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War: 1942 v. 3, W.R. Chorley
  - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
  - Aviation News | Aviation Industry & Airline Statistics | flightglobal.com
  

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