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ROBERTSON, Ian Ronald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 404657 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 October 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 61 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Brisbane, Qld., 10 December 1915 |
| Home Town: | Greenslopes, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Denmark, 28 April 1943, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Copenhagen (Bispebjerg) Cemetery X 6 46 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 404657 | |
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| 11 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 404657, No. 61 Squadron (RAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Sydney Robertson and Emily Gertrude Robertson, of Henzell Terrace, Greenslopes, Queensland, Australia
YOUR MEMORY HALLOWED IN THE LAND YOU LOVED
Pilot Officer Ian Ronald Robertson (404657) was killed on 25th October 1943 whilst serving on attachment to the Royal Air Force. He was the navigator of a Lancaster Bomber that was lost during a mine-laying operation over the Baltic Sea. His body was washed ashore in Denmark and he was buried in the Copenhagen (Bispebjerg) Cemetery in Denmark.
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