WEBB, Robson Coltish
Service Number: | 420316 |
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Enlisted: | 11 October 1941 |
Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 1 (Middle East) Training School RAF |
Born: | Hay, New South Wales, Australia, 4 December 1922 |
Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Hay Public & High Schools, NSW |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Flying Accident, Italy, 14 June 1944, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy X E 38 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 420316 | |
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11 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 420316 | |
14 Jun 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 420316, 1 (Middle East) Training School RAF, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre |
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Robson Coltish WEBB was born in Hay, NSW on 4th December, 1922
His parents were Thomas Joseph WEBB & Lilian Florence Mary COLTISH
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Flight Sergeant Webb 420316 of HQ RAF Desert Air Force was killed when Kittyhawk III FR843 crashed at Canne landing ground in the Foggia region of Italy - he was on a delivery flight when the aircraft stalled on approach to the runway due to engine failure