Button, Frederick Oswald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick Oswald |
Surname | Button |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Joseph Button, and of Emily Alice Button, of Tilbury. Stepson of Thomas Cunningham, of Tilbury. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4262 |
Markings | DX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chadwell St. Mary Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 11. Grave 202. |
Epitaph | SWEET IS THE MEMORY THAT WILL NOT FADE OF ONE WE LOVED BUT COULD NOT SAVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 16 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1332830 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-11-1942 |
End Date | 11-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying, Gironde estuary |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into high ground Burgh-on-Bain, Lincolnshire on return in poor visibility |