Sergeant Robert Henry Rahn

1921 - 1944  (22 years)

• Name	Robert Henry Rahn
  Prefix	Sergeant
  Born	17 Feb 1921  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2 - Royal Canadian Air Force  [1]
  		L to R – Robert Rahn, William King, Lorne Mullen, image from airmuseum.ca
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-142966P
  Died	31 Jan 1944	Ilkey Moore, West Yorkshire, England   [1]
  Buried	Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England
  Person ID	I142966	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Rahn,   b. 4 Jun 1890, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Nov 1972, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Edith Georgina Heier,   b. 8 Oct 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 May 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 32 years)
  Married	31 Mar 1920	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F34753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BOMBER CRASH MEMORIAL Ilkey, England \endash A new memorial to six Canadians airmen killed in a Second World War crash was dedicated Tuesday, exactly 62 years after the tragedy on the bleak moorlands of Yorkshire. A large crater still marks the spot on the English hillside where the Halifax bomber came down. Just a few metres away, wreckage from the aircraft have worked their way to the surface among the heather moss. After years of effort and painstaking research, the memorial was unveiled to remember the crash that killed everybody onboard \endash the six Canadians as well as a Scottish crew member. On a still, misty day, about 30 people made a half hour walk up from the small town of Ilkley for the ceremony. Surrounded by sheep and a dozen journalists, locals and Canadians, paid tribute to the perished crew. The dedication of the 1.2 metre stone plinth designed by artist John Webber was organized by Paul Reilly and his father, John, whose best friend Felix Byrne was the only Scot on the plane. The Canadians aboard were Pilot Donald George MaLeod, 21 of Waterford, Ont.; bomb aimer Robert Henry Rahn, 22, Kitchenor, Ont.; Navigator Lewis Riggs, 20, of Toronto, Ont.; Wireless Operator/Air Gunner, William George King, 27 of Teepee Creek, Alta.; Air Gunner George Ed. Martin, 21, of Toronto, Ont.; Air Gunner Albert Lorne Mullen, 19, of Burnaby, BC., who grew up in Regina. The memorial has a brass plaque bearing their names and rank. https://www.airmuseum.ca/mag/0603.html

  
  

• Sources

  [S1886] Military - Canada - Second World War Service Files Canadian Armed Forces War Dead. Rahn, Robert Henry 22 years Birthdate: 1921 Feb 17 Died: 1944 Jan 31 Rank: Sergeant Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force Force: Air Service Number: R155420 Additional Details son of Jacob B. & Edith G. Rahn of Waterloo, Ontario

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 31 Jan 1944 - Ilkey Moore, West Yorkshire, England Buried - - Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England  = Link to Google Earth