Courtney, Robert Richard
Killed in Action 1943-05-23

Birth Date: 1904
Born:
Arthur W. Courtney & Ethel Louisa Courtney
Home: Dagenham, Essex, England (parents)
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RCAF
Unit
3 PRC- Personnel Reception Centre (RAF)
Base
RAF Bournemouth
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Sergeant
Service Numbers
R/52252
First Burial

Twenty-one airmen were killed at the Metropole Hotel, Bournemouth, England during an enemy air raid. Ten of the men were RCAF airmen.
Killed includes Courtney:Flight Sergeant William Geoffrey Abbott RCAF KIA Bournemouth North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England grave Row C4. Grave 94.Flight Sergeant George Assaf RCAF KIA Bournemouth North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Hampshire grave Row A. 4. Grave 99.Sergeant David Rainnie RCAF KIA Bournemouth North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Hampshire grave Row D. 4. Grave 99.LAC Earl Oscar Milton Gilbert RCAF KIA Bournemouth North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Hampshire grave Row J. 4. Grave 99.Sergeant Alexander Colin Matheson RCAF KIA Bournemouth North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Hampshire grave Row B. 4. Grave 99.Sergeant Raymond Francis Pelrine RCAF KIA Bournemouth North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Hampshire grave Row H. 4. Grave 99.Flight Sergeant Julian Louis Soos RCAF KIA Bournemouth North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Hampshire grave Row A. 4. Grave 95.Cpl. William Godfrey Wood RCAF KIA Bournemouth North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Hampshire grave Row B. 4. Grave 95.Sergeant Ross Clifton Woods RCAF KIA Bournemouth North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Hampshire grave Row E. 4. Grave 99.