Robert Rawlings
Flying Officer · 116058 · United Kingdom
- Died
- 29 October 1942, aged 22
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Not known
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom
Operations on this date. One raid in this archive was flown on the night of 29 October 1942: Holland. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)
Timeline
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29 October 1942
Died
aged 22 -
3 November 1942
Gazetted: DFM
Distinguished Flying Medal
Awards
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Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM) — gazetted 3 November 1942
One night in October, 1942, this officer captained an aircraft which was one of a formation detailed to attack objectives in Genoa. He found the city partially obscured by low cloud but, despite the mountainous nature of the country, he descended to 1,500 ft. to release his bombs. Pilot Officer Rawlings, who has completed numerous sorties, has at all times displayed exceptional "keenness and devotion to duty.
Source: CWGC casualty record: RAWLINGS, ROBERT → · Commonwealth War Graves Commission