Dacey, Frederick Verdun
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick Verdun |
Surname | Dacey |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of David and Alma Dacey, of Leicester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5902 |
Markings | VN-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 81. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 26 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1325318 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/487/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/487/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-10-1942 |
End Date | 13-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (10% moon) |
Operation | Wismar |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak close to Germany's Baltic coast and crashed in Lubeck Bay |