Ostenfeld, Christian Conrad
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Christian Conrad |
Surname | Ostenfeld |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Capt. Christian William Ostenfeld and Lillian Mable Ostenfeld, of Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X3198 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pwllheli Borough Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Row C. Grave 27. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 81 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 402169 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7937 (P360918/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1941 |
End Date | 28-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training flight |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off on aircraft captain's first solo cross country flight. Aircraft crashed in fog on Carn Fadrum (1206ft above sea level), 7 miles WSW from Pwllheli, Caernarvon. |