Whitehead, Frederick Alan
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick Alan |
Surname | Whitehead |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Fred and Florence Alice Whitehead, of Southsea, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS663 |
Markings | KO-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Nantes (Pont-du-Cens) Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot L. Row C. Coll. grave 2-6. |
Epitaph | HE DIED AS HE LIVED - FOR OTHERS. GOOD NIGHT, DARLING |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 263 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1317727 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
His brother was also lost- see http://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/230188. The two brothers were Fred and Florence's only children. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-06-1943 |
End Date | 26-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Wretham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (38% moon) |
Operation | Mining off Lorient, France |
Reason for Loss |