Meers, Frank Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Frank Edward |
Surname | Meers |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Meers, and of Alice Meers, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3940 |
Markings | -N Bar |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kirkby Wharfe (St. John The Baptist) Churchyard Extension |
Grave Reference | Row E. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | 'TIS THE BITTER TEARS OF AFTER YEARS THAT TELL OF A HEART THAT IS TORN. SADLY MISSED BY HIS MOTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 73 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/82503 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 25 OTU |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-09-1942 |
End Date | 04-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Finningley |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Engine caught fire and aircraft partially abandoned in the air, crashing at Grimston Park, South of Tadcaster, Yorkshire. |