Name: |
BOSTOCK |
Given Name: |
ROBERT SOUTHEY |
Initials: |
R S |
Rank: |
LieutenantOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
Royal Navy |
Unit: |
H.M.S. Ark RoyalOther Casualties from this Unit |
Unit 2: |
800 Sqdn.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1940-06-13Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
29 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, after attacking the Scharnhorst. He was in a Skua aircraft involved in a dogfight with a Heinkel over Grotli in Norway on 27/4/1940. the Heinkel was shot down, but the engine also failed on the Skua, and Robert and his captain landed in deep snow near Grotli. They were found next day by a Norwegian ski patrol and returned to the UK. Later on 13/6/1940 he was in one of 6 Skuas of 800 Squadron which attacked the Scharnhorst. There were 15 Skuas in all, 8 of which were shot down. Robert was killed when his Skua was shot down returning to the aircraft carrier near Trondheim, Norway. |
Additional
Information: |
Son of Robert V. and Janet Bostock; husband of Catherine Grace Bostock (nee Watson). On war memorial for King Edward VII School, Johannesburg. ***The character Robert Smith in the movie 'Into the White' is based on him |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2013-10-10
