Fry, Herbert James George
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Herbert James George |
Surname | Fry |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert James Cyril and Elizabeth Fry, of Walkerville, South Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME740 |
Markings | AR-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Marigny-Le-Grand Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | LOVED SON OF H. AND E. FRY OF ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA "RESTING" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 37 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 416945 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 (Australian) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Clubhouse, Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at Breighton during WW2, including 460 Sqn RAAF |
Location | Junction of Kirmond Rd (B1203) & Orford Rd, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which operated from Breighton and Binbrook 1941-1945 |
Location | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which served at Binbrook between 1941 and 1945 |
Location | Former ATC Signals Square, Brookenby Industrial Estate, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Location | Church of St. Michael & All Angels, Brookenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1909/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1909/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-05-1944 |
End Date | 04-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (83% moon) |
Operation | Mailly-le-Camp |
Reason for Loss | Caught by a night fighter after it left the target and crashed at Marigny-le-Grand |