Fraser, Richard Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Richard Douglas |
Surname | Fraser |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry A. and Elizabeth M. Fraser, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED476 |
Markings | PH-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 181. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 37 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/119693 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Fraser Bay, Manitoba; 8km south of Todd Island |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Bay |
Memorial Text |
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-05-1943 |
End Date | 13-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over the target, crashing in the Nordfriedhof area of Duisburg |