Cole, Frederick Marsden
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Frederick Marsden |
Surname | Cole |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Edward and Ida Leona Cole, of Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | BD266 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 103. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 21 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/106062 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 24 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-06-1942 |
End Date | 26-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Honeybourne |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 2236hrs, armed with 1 x 500lb HE GP, 24 X 30lb and 360 x 4lb incendiaries. Aircraft fuelled with 705 gallons of fuel. Aircraft claimed to have been shot down by Oberst Helmut Lent, crashed into the Nordsee, 10km SW of Den Helder, Holland. |