Bedford, Frank Reginald
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Frank Reginald |
Surname | Bedford |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Reginald and Elizabeth Bedford. Husband of Constance Louise Katherina Wilhelmina Bedford, of Lindfield, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE818 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. F. Row C. Grave 9. |
Epitaph | HE HAS OUTSOARED THE SHADOW OF OUR NIGHT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 7 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 169914 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 18 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Blyth, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of 18 O.T.U. R.A.F. Worksop Wellington HE818, 17th March 1944 and one survivor |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-03-1944 |
End Date | 07-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Worksop |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night circuits |
Reason for Loss | Overshot and crashed near airfield |