Darley, Frederick Walter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick Walter |
Surname | Darley |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank and Annie Darley, of Sheffield. Husband of Edna May Darley, of Sheffield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IV |
Serial Number | Z1480 |
Markings | QT-I |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. E. 5. |
Epitaph | MAY THE REWARD BE WORTH THE SACRIFICE, BELOVED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 26 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 954705 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 142 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-09-1942 |
End Date | 17-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 2022. Cause of loss and actual crash- site not established. Reported as crashing 'near Dusseldorf', where the crew were initially buried in the city's Nordfriedhof. They have been subsequently re-interred in the Reichwald Forest War Cemetery. Z1480 was one of three 142 Sqdn Wellingtons lost on this operation. see: DF550, Z1380. The route recommended to and from the target was: Base - Saltfleet - Kampen - Target - Altenkirchen - 52 deg 27 min N / 06 Deg 22 min E - Orfordness - Base. |