Brydon, Francis Samuel
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Francis Samuel |
Surname | Brydon |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Franklin Augustine and Hilda Madeline Brydon, of Berwick, King's County, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM427 |
Markings | CF-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Poix-de-Picardie (Poix-de-la-Somme) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row C. Coll. grave 6-8. |
Epitaph | WE HOPE TO MEET AGAIN, TO CLASP HIS HAND IN THE BETTER LAND, NEVER TO PART AGAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 14 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/90923 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-05-1944 |
End Date | 01-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Tergnier- to attack railway assets |
Reason for Loss | Lost during an attack on a rail junction, the Lancaster crashing near Aumale, in the Seine region of France |