In Memory Of
DAY, ROBERT OGILVIE
Service Details
Age:
23
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
42559
Rank:
Flight Lieutenant
Unit:
139 Sqdn.
Regiment:
Royal Air Force (RAFO)
Date of Death:
1945-03-24
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, Mosquito KB367, target Berlin, took off from Upwood at 2120 and crashed at Heesch (Noordbrabant)
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Grave 2.
Cemetery:
HEESCH ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY
Country:
Netherlands
Additional Information
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
Son of Alfred Henry and Margaret Louise Day, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
