In Memory Of

BLANDY, ROBERT HENRY PETTIPLACE

Service Details
Age:
33
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
83740
Rank:
Pilot Officer
Unit:
3 Group
Regiment:
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Date of Death:
1941-03-15
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, in Wellington W5644, delivery flight to Malta, shot down by Oblt Muncheberg of 7/JG26 NW of Gozo. He saw the crew getting into a dinghy but they were never found, and were presumed drowned
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Panel 31.
Cemetery:
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
Localitly:
Surrey
Country:
United Kingdom
Additional Information
Son of John Carne and Stella Blandy, of Warm Baths, Transvaal, South Africa.