Birkin, Frank
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Frank |
Surname | Birkin |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Doris Birkin, of Leeds, Yorkshire. Husband of Annie Birkin, of Leeds. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | EE195 |
Markings | GZ-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 135. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 9 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 621280 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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 |