WARREN, Robert James
| Service Number: | 429838 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 September 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 77 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Yorketown, South Australia, Australia, 8 April 1916 |
| Home Town: | Stansbury, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Yorketown High School, Yorketown, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Manager, Butter Factory |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Netherlands, 17 June 1944, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Texel (Den Burg) Cemetery, Noord Holland, Netherlands Plot K. Row 7. Grave 159. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Stansbury Memorial Gates, Stansbury War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 12 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 429838, No. 4 Initial Training School Victor Harbor | |
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| 12 Nov 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 429838, No. 1 Wireless Air Gunnery School Ballarat, Empire Air Training Scheme | |
| 15 Jun 1943: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 3 Bombing and Gunnery School West Sale, Adelaide | |
| 17 Jun 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 429838, No. 77 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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Robert James WARREN (1916-1944)
Flight Sergeant Robert Warren the son of William and Florence Warren was born on 8 April 1916 at Yorketown in South Australia. He was married to Valerie. Before enlisting on 12 September 1942 Robert was the manager of a butter factory. ( records not digitized only Casualty Reports).
Robert completed various courses in Australia including the WAG course at Ballarat before leaving on 15 June 1943, having obtained his Air Gunners Badge on 27 May, for the United Kingdom. He joined 77 Squadron on 8 May
1944 Halifax NA 545 took off from Full Sutton at 2315 hours on the night of 16/17 June 1944 detailed to bomb Sterkrade, Germany. NA 545 was one of seven aircraft from the Squadron that failed to return from the mission. CREW: Pilot Officer H W Bird - Pilot Sergeant R A Castle-Hall - Flight Engineer Sergeant A B Freemantle - Navigator Flying Officer S W Mackay - Air Bomber Flight Sergeant R J Warren - Wireless Air Gunner Flight Sergeant F A Meeghan - Mid Upper Gunner Sergeant J A Lauder - Rear Gunner It was later established that the aircraft crashed in the sea off the coast of Holland, and all the crew were killed. From captured German documents it was confirmed in October 1945 that Flight Sergeant Warren was washed ashore on the Island Texel and buried in the Texel (DenBurg) Cemetery on6 July Pilot Officer Bird and Sergeant Castle-Hall are buried in the Terschelling General Cemetery. Sergeant Freemantle is buried in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany. Flight Sergeant Warren is buried in the Texel (Den Burg) Cemetery, Holland, K Sergeant Lauder is buried in the Vlieland General Cemetery, Friesland. Flying Officer Mackay and Flt Sergeant Meeghan have no known graves. Flight Sergeant Warren is remembered with honour at the Australian War Memorial and on the Honour Roll at Stansbury, South Australia
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