Service Details
Name:
 DAY
Given Name:
 ROBERT OGILVIE
Initials:
 R O
Service No:
 42559
Trade:
 Pilot
Rank:
 Flight Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 Royal Air Force (RAFO)
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Unit:
 139 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1945-03-24
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Age:
 23
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Mosquito KB367, target Berlin, took off from Upwood at 2120 and crashed at Heesch (Noordbrabant)
Decorations:
 D F C, Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
 DFC LG Sup 13 April 1945 pg. 1963 - "In recognition of gallantry and devotion to duty an the execution of air operations"; MID LG Sup 24 September 1941 pg. 5573
Additional
Information:
Son of Alfred Henry and Margaret Louise Day, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
Commemoration
Country:
 Netherlands
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Cemetery:
 HEESCH ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Grave 2.

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