Flight Sergeant Robert Keith Emrose
- Rank
- Flight Sergeant
- Service number
- 427592
- Unit
- Royal Australian Air Force 467 Squadron
- Cause of death
- Killed in Action
- Place of death
- Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Date of death
- 19 September 1944
- Age
- 21
- Plaque number
- L123A
- Co-located plaques
- L123 - FLGOFF William Woods
- Dedicated by
- Family on 20 November 2010
- More information
Biography presented during plaque dedication:
Flight Sergeant Robert Keith Emrose of 467 Squadron RAAF was born on the 27 August 1923, at Subiaco, to Stanley and Ina Emrose.
Robert attended Subiaco state school before finishing his education at Wesley College. A keen sportsman he enjoyed tennis, swimming, cricket, football, hockey and yachting.
On leaving college he obtained a position with William Adams and Company Limited as a shipping clerk and joined the Air Force Reserve.
On reaching 18 years of age he enlisted in the RAAF on 4 August 1942.
As he was proficient at Morse code in the reserve he was mustered in as a wireless operator air and after his initial flight training was posted to 467 Squadron at Waddington, England, flying Lancaster bombers.
On the night of 19 September 1944 nineteen aircraft took off from Waddington to bomb Rheydt in Holland. Attacked by an enemy night fighter, four of the crew of Robert’s aircraft were killed; however, three were able to escape and deploy their parachutes. The other 18 aircraft made it back to base.
Flight Sergeant Robert Keith Emrose, service number 427592 of 467 Squadron RAAF, flying in Lancaster PB299, was killed in action over Eindhoven, Holland on 19 September 1944. He was 21 years of age.
His plaque is placed alongside the plaque of Flying Officer William Woods, who was an air gunner in PB299 and they went down together.