Ayerst, Francis Donovan
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Francis Donovan |
Surname | Ayerst |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ayerst. Husband of Joan Clare Ayerst, of Bognor Regis, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | EE195 |
Markings | GZ-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Castricum Protestant Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot J. Grave 4. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1377776 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-06-1943 |
End Date | 29-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (12% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Presumed crashed in the sea off Holland |