Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Grave Marker – Grave marker for Donald Robin Ross at Copenhagen (Bispebjerg) Cemetery, Denmark. Image taken 18 March 2015 by Tom Tulloch.

Cross of Sacrifice – Cross of Sacrifice at Copenhagen (Bispebjerg) Cemetery, Denmark. Image taken 18 March 2015 by Tom Tulloch.

Cemetery – Commonwealth War Graves area of Copenhagen (Bispebjerg) Cemetery, Denmark. Image taken 18 March 2015 by Tom Tulloch.

Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Sergeant Donald Robin Ross is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Sergeant Donald Robin Ross is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Photo of DONALD ROBIN ROSS – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Memorial – The Memorial Stone, initiated and funded by local interests, in the idyllic village of Højerup, Stevns, Denmark. The Memorial Stone is just outside the wall of New Højerup Church to commemorate the crew of Halifax Mk. II DT620, shot down in the Baltic Sea off Store Heddinge on the 14th of March 1943.

Document – Post Presumption Memorandum 14 March 1949 This document was taken from the Canadian Archives. It lists all of the crew members (4 RAF, 2 RCAF) killed when the aircraft. Halifax III DT620, was shot down by a German night-fighter as it flew towards its drop zone in Poland. Flying at only 700 ft, the crew had no chance of survival when the aircraft exploded with the first burst of cannon fire. Their bodies were recovered from the sea over the next few months and buried in the cemetery in Copenhagen. This document is the final statement on the fate of the crew. Source: Library and Archives Canada via Robert Whitehouse

Document – MR & ES Casualty Enquiry D122 page 1 This document was sent from a field unit that searched for missing aircrew in Europe during and after the war. They traveled around specific regions trying to identify bodies when found. Often that meant exhumation and searching of the remains or identification artifacts such as clothing, letters, ID discs etc. These units continued on a much smaller scale in later years, but still exist today. This two page report needs no explanation. Source: Library and Archives Canada via Robert Whitehouse

Document – MR & ES Casualty Enqury D122 page 2 Source: Library and Archives Canada via Robert Whitehouse

Document – MR & ES Casualty Enqury D122 Amendment This document corrects errors in facts given in the first document. Source: Library and Archives Canada via Robert Whitehouse

Document – 138 Sqdn RAF After Action Report to Air Ministry All missing aircraft were reported immediately to the Air Ministry with particulars of the crew and mission details. This is the report given on the morning after the aircraft disappeared. Source: Library and Archives Canada via Robert Whitehouse