McNeil, Francis
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Francis |
Surname | McNeil |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Neil and Margaret Lambert McNeil. Husband of Frances Maude McNeil (née Lawrence), of Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, whom he married in Aylesbury in July 1942. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster l |
Serial Number | W4770 |
Markings | ZN-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 12. F. 15-17. |
Epitaph | IN ALL OUR THOUGHTS, ALWAYS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 72 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 614340 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 1920 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-02-1943 |
End Date | 04-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Syerston detailed to attack targets in Hamburg. Shot down by flak of 4./Schw.Flak Abt. 262. 2./Schw. Flak Abt. 611 1., 2. & 4./Schw. Flak Abt. 606 and 3./Res.Flak Abt.222 and crashed midway between Hanover & Bremen at Lichtenmoor near Heemsen, North of Nienberg at 21.30hrs. The crew initially buried in Wunstorf General Cemetery but were reinterred on 20 June 1947. |