RASHBROOK, Robert William
| Service Number: | 415917 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 March 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | SUBIACO, WA, 26 January 1923 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, United Kingdom, 1 September 1943, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 415917 | |
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| 29 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 415917 |
Avro Lancaster R5698
Avro Lancaster heavy bomber R5698
On 1 Sept 1943 at 0300hrs, Lancaster JB132 collided in mid-air with Lancaster R5698 (UG-P) from 1654 Conversion Unit, RAF Wigsley over High Cross in Bleasby on a night training flight killing both crews. A memorial has since been dedicated to the crew in Bleasby.
JB132 was returning from a bombing raid in Berlin and was close to landing at RAF Syerston.
Some of the crews who died in the crash are buried at Newark Cemetery.
R5698 crew
Pilot; Plt Off Joseph Murphy MacDonald RAFVR Age 30 – Birkdale Roman Catholic Cemetery .
Flt Engineer; Sgt George Robert Joyce RAFVR Age 19 – Gravesend Cemetery .
Nav; Fg Off Walter Stephen Jobling DFC RAFVR Age 34 - Thorney (St Helen) Church Yard Nottinghamshire
A/Bmr; Sgt Edward Neiland Jones RAFVR Age 20 - Wallasey (Rake Lane) Cemetery
WOp/AG; Sgt George Herbert Tough RAFVR Age 23 – Mount Jerome Cemetery
Mid Upper Gnr; Sgt John Henry Hutchinson RAFVR Age 38 - Liverpool (Anfield) Cemetery .
Rear Gnr; FS Robert William Rashbrook RAAF Age 20 Western Australia – Thorney (St Helen) Church Yard Nottinghamshire
Submitted 19 July 2019 by David Potter