In Hamburg War Cemetery, Germany is the Commonwealth War Grave of 1826652 Sergeant Robert Goldsbury, serving with the 156 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who died 31/03/1945.

Eoin Gallacher has submitted the following:-

Robert Goldsbury was born in 1923, at Ashington, Northumberland, seventh child to parents Robert Goldsbury Sr and Lily Edith Scott (who married at St. Aidan’s on the 2nd October 1909). Unfortunately, his father Robert Sr, died in hospital from injuries suffered down Ashington pit in 1937.

By 1939 the family were living at 25 Welbeck Terrace.

Robert joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, being assigned to 156 Squadron Bomber Command) and allocated the service number 1826652.

On the 31st March 1945, Sergeant Robert Goldsbury, aged 21, died when his plane crashed at Hamburg-Langenhorn; just north of his target during a daylight raid. He was serving as an Air Gunner. He is buried at Hamburg Cemetery in Germany.

Robert had 3 uncles who served in the Great War, all 3 were killed – Hugh 1916, Joseph 1916 and Charles 1917.

The Morpeth Herald 29/03/1945 reports:-
Goldsbury (Ashington). In loving memory of my dear son, Sgt. Robert Goldsbury (R.A.F. “Pathfinders”), who was reported missing while on operations over north-west Europe, on 31st March, 1945. Also his dear pal, Stoker F. Mann, (R.N.), who lost his life on 2nd October, 1942. — (Ever remembered by all at 25, Welbeck Terrace, Ashington).

His friend Frederick H Mann also died.

Simon Glancey has submitted the following:
Sgt Goldsbury was the rear gunner of Avro Lancaster III PB468 GT-B of 156 Squadron, which was lost on a mission to target mark the Blohm und Voss shipyards at Hamburg. The Lancaster crashed in the Langenhorn area of Hamburg with the loss of all eight crew members.
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War: 1945; W.R. Chorley; 1998; Midland Counties Publications; ISBN 0 904597 92 X page 149.

Robert Goldsbury is remembered at Ashington on A17.43.