Folkersen, Victor Roy
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Victor Roy |
Surname | Folkersen |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Axel Johannes and Florence Jane Folkersen, of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4929 |
Markings | GP-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hereford Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot A. Grave 5578. |
Epitaph | YOU PLAYED YOUR PART GAY, TRUTHFUL, DEBONAIR. WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU. MOTHER, FATHER AND FAMILY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 36 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/22796 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1661 HCU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Folkersen Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Remote location, Fan Foel, Carmarthanshire, Wales |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of 1661 HCU Lancaster W4929 which crashed in poor weather on 5th September 1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-09-1943 |
End Date | 05-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Winthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at 2320 over the Brecon Beacons at Trecastle in a storm |