Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Memorial – Flying Officer Donald Alfred Robinson is also commemorated at the International Bomber Command Centre, Lincolnshire, UK - May 2019 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – International Bomber Command Centre, Lincolnshire, UK - May 2019 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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

Memorial – Flying Officer Donald Alfred Robinson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Flying Officer Donald Alfred Robinson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star February 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram January 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram February 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Photo of Donald Alfred Robinson

Photo of DONALD ALFRED ROBINSON – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Photo of DONALD ALFRED ROBINSON – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Photo of Donald Alfred Robinson

Group Photo – Lossing crew: 433 Sqn (Porcupine) D.A. Robinson, RCAF (First one on the right ) P/O H. Lossing (RCAF) middle front row and the rest of the crew but not in order: Sgt. O Sporne RAF, F/SGT. G. Dancey RCAF, F/SGT. L. Davey RCAF, Sgt. E. Osborne RAF, Sgt. F. Simons RAF....all these men failed to return on March 24/44 (bombing of Berlin) aka "The Night of the Strong Winds" Halifax III LV-841 Coded BM-H

Photo of Donald Robinson – Donald with his family.

Letter – Donald's letter to his sister at Christmas.

Newspaper Clipping – The Toronto Star, February 14, 1945, page 9 Account of the raid on March 24/25, 1945, is from www.rcaf.com/6group/ for March 24/25, 1944: 23 Lancasters from 408 and 426 Squadrons were joined by 90 Halifaxes from 420, 424, 425, 427, 429, 432, and 433 Squadrons on an attack at Berlin. The crews were over the target at between 19,000 and 24,000 feet, releasing 48,000 lbs of high explosives and 409,000 lbs of incendiaries. According to reports, there was severely high winds and the attack was scattered. This was another terrible night as 72 crews failed to return due to being blown off course and over heavy flak defenses. Halifax III LV-841 did not return from this mission. Four Canadian crew members were lost. They are: P/O (P) Howard W. Lossing, age 24, from Norwich, Ont. F/O Donald A. Robinson F.S. (WAG) Leslie G. Davey from Westourne, Man. F.S. (WAG) Glen A. Dancey, age 26, from Blackie, Alberta

Newspaper Clipping – The Toronto Star, February 14, 1945, page 9

Letter

Details of Crash

Document

Document

Document

Biography – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Inscription on Nanton War Memorial

Graves Registration Form – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Cemetery – Entrance sign to Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery - 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Cemetery – Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery - 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Cemetery – Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery - 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Grave Marker – Grave marker - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery - 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Grave Marker

Wreath