Meade, Frank
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank |
Surname | Meade |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward and Ada Meade, of Barnsley, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND459 |
Markings | CF-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Genouilly Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | South Row. Coll. grave 35. |
Epitaph | DEARER STILL AS THE YEARS DEPART HIS MEMORY LIVES WITHIN OUR HEARTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 73 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1582825 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-06-1944 |
End Date | 01-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Vierzon |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Genouilly (Cher), 14 km WSW of Vierzon |