Hosier, Francis
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Francis |
Surname | Hosier |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph Danial Hosier and Eliza Hosier. Husband of Phyllis Hosier, of Wordsley, Stourbridge, Worcestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB128 |
Markings | UL-S2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 9. F. 11-14. |
Epitaph | TO A BEAUTIFUL LIFE CAME A SUDDEN END. HE DIED AS HE LIVED, EVERYONE'S FRIEND. R.I.P. |
Ribbon Stone | 0269 (Block 4, Column 4, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 51 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 152765 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | F/O F. Hosier 29-7-44 576 Sqn We Thank You |
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | F/O Francis Hosier Forever in my Heart your loving Wife Phyllis |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/3 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1944 |
End Date | 29-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Morsch |