Frankish, Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Charles |
Surname | Frankish |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of David and Margaret Hannah Frankish, of Hull. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB638 |
Markings | ZN-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 26. B. 1. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM (from poem - For the Fallen - by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 37 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1071461 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1943 |
End Date | 17-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down, crashing at Bramsche, near Osnabruck |