Biers, Robert Lloyd (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1944-February-20

Pilot Officer Robert Lloyd Biers RCAF

Birth Date: 1924-July-21

Born: Cochrane, Ontario

Parents: Harold J. and Sadie M. Biers

Spouse:

Home: Cochrane, Ontario (parents)

Enlistment: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment Date: 1942-August-24

Service

RCAF

Unit

9 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Per Noctem Volamus Through out the night we fly

Base

RAF Bardney

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Bomb Aimer

Service Numbers

J/86395

Home
Google MapCochrane, Ontario (parents)
Target
Google MapLeipzig Germany
Temporary Burial
Google MapGohre Cemetery Stendal, Germany
Final Burial
Google MapBerlin War Cemetery
Plot 8 Row E Grave 1
9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Aircraft shot down by a night fighter and crashed near Stendal, Germany. addendum: See page 51 Lancaster aircraft W 5010 (WS-L) was on operations to Leipzig when it crashed near Stendal, Germany. Six RAF members of the crew, Sgt.s F. Harman, D.B. Carlick, W.H. Shirley, S.L. Jones, FS.s D.P.J.D. Froud, and L.T. Fairclough were also killed.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster W5010

Pilot Officer Robert Lloyd Biers RCAF

Pilot Officer Biers, Robert Lloyd (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1944-February-20
Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany

Sergeant David Brynmor Carlick RAF

Sergeant Carlick, David Brynmor (RAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1944-February-20
cemetery unknown

Flt Sergeant Leonard Thomas Fairclough RAF

Flt Sergeant Fairclough, Leonard Thomas (RAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1944-February-20
cemetery unknown

Flt Sergeant Denis Percy John Froud RAF

Flt Sergeant Froud, Denis Percy John (RAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1944-February-20
cemetery unknown

Sergeant Fred Harman RAF

Sergeant Harman, Fred (RAF)
Flt. Engineer
Killed in Action
1944-February-20
cemetery unknown

Sergeant Stanley Lewis Jones RAF

Sergeant Jones, Stanley Lewis (RAF)
M-U Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-February-20
cemetery unknown

Sergeant Wilfred Henry Shirley RAF

Sergeant Shirley, Wilfred Henry (RAF)
W/Op-AG
Killed in Action
1944-February-20
cemetery unknown