Bale, Frank Edwin Fricker
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank Edwin Fricker |
Surname | Bale |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Augustus and Eileen Margaret Bale, of Gabalfa, Cardiff. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME868 |
Markings | DX-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. C. 19. |
Epitaph | GONE FROM OUR HOME BUT NOT FROM OUR HEARTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 976784 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Died of his injuries |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-07-1944 |
End Date | 08-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | St. Leu |
Reason for Loss | Attacked and shot down by enemy fighters. Crashed in open country between Fresnay-le-Long (Seine-Maritime) and St-Maclou-de-Folleville |