Dickinson, Frank
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank |
Surname | Dickinson |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Flt. Sgt. George Henry Dickinson, M.S.M., R.A.F. (V.R.), Died On Active Service 6Th July, 1946, and of Janet Dickinson, of Wortley, Leeds, Yorkshire. Husband of Dorothy Dickinson, of Blackpool, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB743 |
Markings | CF-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Pierre-De-Jards Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 5. Coll. grave 3. |
Epitaph | UNTIL THE STARS FORGET TO SHINE WE WILL REMEMBER HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 29 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1034670 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-06-1944 |
End Date | 01-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Vierzon |
Reason for Loss | Hit by Flak and crashed near St-Pierre-de-Jards (Indre) some 14 km ENE of Vatan. |