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Robert Fred Lindsay Anderson

Male 1919 - 1942  (22 years)


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  • Name Robert Fred Lindsay Anderson 
    Born 26 Dec 1919  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Military World War II - Royal Canadian Air Force - 105 (R.A.F.) Squadron  [1
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-60709P 
    Died 13 Nov 1942  Atlantic Ocean Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Flushing (Vilissingen) Northern Cemetery, Zeeland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I60709  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Fred Milton "Fred" Anderson,   b. 29 Oct 1897, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1972  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Irene Marie Richards,   b. 25 Feb 1899, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1958  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 14 Oct 1918  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F44442  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Flying a de Havilland DH. 98 Mosquito FB. Mk IV (#DZ320), Flying Officer CHARLES ANDRE GRAHAM of the Royal Australian Air Force (the Pilot) and Flying Officer ROBERT FRED LINDSAY ANDERSON of the Royal Canadian Air Force (the Navigator) departed from RAF Marham, Norfolk, England; and were shot down by Anti-Aircraft Artillery fire from the German merchant ship "Neumark", at 12: 51 o'clock, at Oostkapelle, during an attack on German ships off Vlissingen.

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1886] Military - Canada - Second World War Service Files Canadian Armed Forces War Dead.
      Anderson, Robert Fred Lindsay 22 years Birthdate: 1919 Dec 26 Died: 1942 Nov 13 Rank: Flying Officer Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force Force: Air Service Number: J10415 Additional Details son of Fred M. & Irene M. Anderson of Waterloo, Ontario

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Dec 1919 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Nov 1942 - Atlantic Ocean Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Flushing (Vilissingen) Northern Cemetery, Zeeland, Netherlands Link to Google Earth
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