Cole, Frank Murray
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Frank Murray |
Surname | Cole |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney M. and Harriet Eleanor Cole, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED688 |
Markings | HW-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ameland (Nes) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot D. Row 13. Grave 3. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 21 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/118109 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-08-1943 |
End Date | 03-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter off the Frisian islands |