Birth Date: 1914-November-01
Born: Stoney Mountain, Manitoba
Parents: Son of James Paul and Janet Georgina (nee Stevens) Robertson of Stony Mountain, Manitoba
Spouse: Husband of Irene Muriel (nee McCullough) and father of Brian Arthur of Winnipeg, Manitoba
Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: 1943-July-23
Service
RCAF
Unit
158 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Strength In Unity
Base
RAF Lissett
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
J/28663
PoW: 1095
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hanover Germany
Flying Officer Robertson was possibly sent to Stalag Luft 1 but details are unknown
Footprints on the Sands of Time, RAF Bomber Command Prisoners of War in Germany 1939-45 by Oliver Clutton-Brock page 392
Flying Officer Robertson would be missing, presumed killed in a flying accident 1947-10-18, flying 413 Squadron RCAF Mitchell aircraft 894 in British Columbia, Canada
158 Squadron RAF (Strength in Unity) RAF Lissett. Halifax III aircraft MZ 432 NP-Q failed to return from operations against targets in Hanover, Germany. Cause of loss was not determined but most likely from an night fighter but there was also accurate heavy flak. The Halifax crashed somewhere between Bremen and Hanover with the loss of one crew member
Sergeant G Dacey (RAFVR) was missing, presumed killed in action
Sergeant Dacey has no known grave and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
Flying Officer GW Cross (RCAF), Flying Officer AG Robertson (RCAF), Warrant Officer Class 2 GE Marion (RCAF), FS FDE Rae (RCAF), FS TM Laurie (RAFVR) and Sergeant JJ Bromfield (RAFVR) baled and survived. All were taken as Prisoners of War
158 Squadron Halifax III MZ432 NP-Q F/O. Robertson, RAF Lissett,...
133 Halifaxes from 408, 415, 420, 424, 425, 426, 427, 429, 432, and433 squadrons were joined by 57 Lancasters from 419, 428, 431, and 434squadrons on an attack at Hannover. The crews were over the target at between18,000 to 20,000 feet, releasing 1,587,000 lbs of high explosives. Accordingto reports, bombing was scattered through out the city. Richard Koval (6bombergroup.ca)
158 Squadron RAF (Strength in Unity) RAF Lissett. Halifax III aircraft MZ 432 NP-Q failed to return from operations against targets in Hanover, Germany. Cause of loss was not determined but most likely from an night fighter but there was also accurate heavy flak. The Halifax crashed somewhere between Bremen and Hanover with the loss of one crew member
Sergeant G Dacey (RAFVR) was missing, presumed killed in action
Sergeant Dacey has no known grave and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
Flying Officer GW Cross (RCAF), Flying Officer AG Robertson (RCAF), Warrant Officer Class 2 GE Marion (RCAF), FS FDE Rae (RCAF), FS TM Laurie (RAFVR) and Sergeant JJ Bromfield (RAFVR) baled and survived. All were taken as Prisoners of War
158 Squadron Halifax III MZ432 NP-Q F/O. Robertson, RAF Lissett,...
