Frankfurth, Robert Louis
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Louis |
Surname | Frankfurth |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John W. Frankfurth and Ruth E. Frankfurth, of Comber, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND975 |
Markings | CF- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | La Ferte-St. Cyr Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 3. Coll. grave 3. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 37 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/86986 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Crew part of 1 Group's own target marking unit, the aircraft was borrowed by 625 Squadron |
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 | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Vierzon |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near la Ferte-St-Cyr (Loir-et-Cher), a village to the NE of the Foret de Boulogne and about 26 km ENE of Blois. |