Child, Frank Cecil
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank Cecil |
Surname | Child |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of John W. L. Child and Harriet Child, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7438 |
Markings | MG- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 6. C. 1-7. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 19 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 631792 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8713 (P361849/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/98/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/98/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-08-1941 |
End Date | 29-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (43% moon) |
Operation | Duisberg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from home airfield. Crashed at Kaarst, 12km WSW of Dusseldorf |