Nicholls, Frederick Thomas James
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Frederick Thomas James |
Surname | Nicholls |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Date of Death | 02-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Fredrick John and Emma Nicholls, of Battersea, London. Husband of Rosemary Nicholls, of Battersea. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PB848 |
Markings | CA-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. F. 3. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR DADDY. MAY HIS MEMORY NEVER LEAVE US. ROSEMARY, ANN |
Ribbon Stone | 1709 (Block 109, Column 12, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 78 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 191358 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 189 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Canwick Avenue, Lincoln LN4 2HQ |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In honour of P/O L.H. Winneke, 57 Sqn |
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Canwick Avenue, Lincoln LN4 2HQ |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Flt Sgt F.T.J. Nicholls, PB848 CA-Q, KIA 02/02/45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1152/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1152/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-02-1945 |
End Date | 03-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Fulbeck |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Karlsruhe |
Reason for Loss | Possibly exploded after being hit by flak on second bomb run and with full bomb load. |