220871 Sgt. Robert Harry Bryan Royal Air Force 101 Squadron (d.19th Mar 1944)  My uncle, Sergeant Robert Harry Bryan was a member of the RAF 101 Squadron stationed at Ludford Magna, Linconshire. He lost his life on 19 March 1944 as a result of air operations on his 5th mission. He was only 22 years old. Crew member of a AVRO Lancaster Bomber (rear gunner). His aircraft crashed at Fylham, near Horfam, Norfolk when returning from an operational sortie bombing Germany. He is buried at the Cambridge City Cemetery (Grave 14754). My uncle Harry (as we call him in the family) was born in London. His mother Otilia and sister Gloria Eileen Mary moved to Arequipa Peru when he was only 6 years old. Raised in Arequipa Peru (Otilia was British/Peruvian), Harry studied at an English School for boys in Chile and after graduation worked at a bank in Arequipa Peru. When the War started he joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, came back to England and was assigned to the 101 Squadron. R.I. Alexander, the Wing Commander of the 101 Squadron writing the condolence letter he sent to the family described him as "a popular member of the squadron that displayed keenness and efficiency in his work which was always carried out with a splendid courage and tenacity". May he rest in Peace!
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