Nicholls, Frederick Thomas James
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Frederick Thomas James |
Surname | Nicholls |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
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, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
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, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
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
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. |