Franks, Robert
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Robert |
Surname | Franks |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Daglish Franks and Elizabeth Broadbridge Franks. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1667 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Slough (Stoke Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | C. of E. Plot. Grave 649. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 37 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 122327 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-10-1942 |
End Date | 15-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Night Cross country exercise. Crashed 2305 Hrs 200 yds from Park Drain Station, between Westwoodside and Finningley, and burst into flames. |