Eustace, Francis Edwin
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Francis Edwin |
Surname | Eustace |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 27-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Howard Eustace and Vina Eustace, of Nelson, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Manchester I |
Serial Number | L7374 |
Markings | OF- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 29. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 33 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 40613 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7196 (P360036/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/7 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/6 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-06-1941 |
End Date | 27-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (5% moon) |
Operation | Kiel |
Reason for Loss | A W/T message was received indicating that Sgt Penberthy had been killed during an engagement with a night-fighter. Later, the Manchester crashed into the sea off Westerhever. Four bodies were eventually recovered and are now buried in Kiel War Cemetery. The rest are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |