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Individual Record
Inscription
Also to the memory
of
Flt Sgt Pilot
Alfred Ronald Robbins
The beloved son of
Alfred John and Una Robbins
And grandson of the aforesaid
Killed over Holland Oct 11th 1941 aged 21
Buried at Huisduien, near Den Helder
Holland in the New Military Cemetery
Place of Inscription
St Matthew Salford Priors
Warwickshire
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Alfred Ronald
Robbins
1920
Salford Priors, Warwickshire
11th October 1941
Alfred was killed on board Whitley Z9154 along with three others (one became POW) heading for a bombing raid on Essen, Germany when it was believed shot down over Holland flying from RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire
21
Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery, Holland
Second World War
Flight Sergeant (Pilot)
58 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Alfred was re-buried after the war in Bergen-Op-Zoom from Huisduien. There is also a memorial on the organ inside the church
Other Records from the same place:
Second World War
John Fosbroke
Slatter
1655 Mosquito Flying Unit Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve