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Roxby, H., Sgt., 1944
In Rheinberg War Cemetery is the Commonwealth War grave of 1676062 Sergeant Henry Roxby, serving with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who died 02/11/1944.

Simon Glancey has submitted the following:

Sgt.Roxby was killed when Avro Lancaster PB385 EA-V of 49 Squadron was lost on a mission to Dusseldorf. The Lancaster was shot down by a Luftwaffe night fighter, and crashed some 4 miles from Duren, with the loss of all seven crew members.
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War: 1944; W.R. Chorley; 1997; Midland Counties Publications; ISBN 0 904597 91 1, page 468

Acknowledgments: Tony Hibberd

Henry Roxby is remembered in Bishop Auckland on B140.12


The CWGC entry for Sergeant Roxby

If you know more about this person, please send the details to janet@newmp.org.uk