Ian Ronald ROBERTSON

ROBERTSON, Ian Ronald

Service Number: 404657
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
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Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Pilot Officer, 404657
11 Oct 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 404657, No. 61 Squadron (RAF)

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Biography 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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