ROBERTS, Rambler David
| Service Number: | 407833 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Mitcham, SA, 4 April 1921 |
| Home Town: | Salisbury, Salisbury, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Aircraft Accident, United Kingdom, 21 May 1942, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Darlington West Cemetery UK W 7J Grave 367, Darlington West Cemetery, Darlington, Durham, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 6 Jan 1941: | Involvement Sergeant, 407833 | |
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| 6 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 6 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 407833 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William David and Agnes Lucy Roberts, of Salisbury, South Australia.
PATRIOTISM IS THE GLORY OF MAKING YOUR COUNTRY HAPPIER
On the afternoon of May 21, 1942, Sergeant Rambler Roberts was the pilot in training aboard a Vickers Wellington Mk 1C, serial number DV841. Their flight took them from Finningley to the Isle of Man, returning via York. As the aircraft passed over West Roddy Moor, witnesses on the ground reported that one engine was on fire. At about 5:55 pm, the aircraft swerved to avoid hitting nearby houses, and crashed into the Emma Pits Road, near Crook. The aircraft exploded on impact and all aboard were killed. The crew consisted of Sgt Rambler David Roberts, RAAF, pilot; Sgt Rae Groom, RAAF, second pilot; Flt Sgt William Neil Reeves, RCAF, air observer; Flt Sgt Robert Melbourne Boates, RCAF, air gunner; and Flt Sgt Angus Frederick Roberts, RCAF, air gunner.
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