Nixon, Francis William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Francis William |
Surname | Nixon |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert James Nixon and Emily Jane Nixon. Husband of Mary Elleanor Nixon, of Newtown Butler. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1451 |
Markings | TX-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Galloon (St. Comgall) Church of Ireland Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | SAFE IN GOD'S KEEPING TILL WE MEET AGAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 79 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1134784 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 11 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Model Farm, Lewknor, Oxfordshire (Private Property) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed SlateTablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Wellington R1451 which crashed on a training flight on 2nd September 1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-09-1943 |
End Date | 02-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Westcott |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed during bombing exercise Oxon |