Rowat, Robert 'Robin' (Second-Lieutenant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1917-September-16

Second-Lieutenant Robert 'Robin' Rowat RFC

Birth Date: 1892-January-02

Born: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Parents: Dorthy Louise Holms & the late Dewar Watson Rowat

Spouse: unmarried

Home: Moore Park, Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RFC

Unit

8 (BR) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)

Base

France

Rank

Second-Lieutenant

Position

pilot

Service Numbers

Home
Google MapMoore Park, Toronto, Ontario
Temporary Burial
Google MapBucquoy Road Cemetery, Bucquoy, Pas De Calais, France
Final Burial
Google MapMount Pleasant Cemetery
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Rowat was born in Scotland and emigrated to Canada with his family in 1908 (age 16). 1917-09-16: Rowat was killed in a flying accident when his aircraft: "Dived to the ground due to insufficient bank or speed on landing, from practice artillery observation". Rowat, and his observer 2AM JH Muscutt, 88146, (British, no forenames) were both killed in the subsequent crash.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

F.K.8 serial: B326

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN 3387943)
Armstrong-Whitworth F.K.8.
(Source Harold A Skaarup web page)

The Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8 was a British two-seat general-purpose biplane built by Armstrong Whitworth during the First World War. The type served alongside the better known R.E.8 until the end of the war, at which point 694 F.K.8s remained on RAF charge. Harold Skaarup web page

Wikipedia Wikipedia F.K.8

unvetted Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page