Porter, Frederick Allan
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick Allan |
Surname | Porter |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Henry and Anna Porter (née Musto), of Llanishen, Glamorgan. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA714 |
Markings | CF-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 162. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 86 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1415866 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Miscellaneous Information
He was the youngest of four children, which included elder brother Alfred and three older sisters: Edith, Mona and Margaret. His father Charles had a well-established business as a painter and decorator. Fred was a member of the local Scout Group and joined the RAFVR in November 1941. In May 1943 he was being trained for aircrew with 81 Operational Training Unit at RAF Sleap, near Shrewsbury. It was there he joined pilot William Parmenas Cameron's crew and went with him to 1662 Heavy Conversion Unit for their final training in Lancaster bombers. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/36 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-10-1943 |
End Date | 21-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Night (51% moon) |
Operation | Leipzig |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night fighter flown by Oberfeldwebel Karl-Heinz Scherfling of 12./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110G from Leeuwarden airfield, and crashed on the mud flats of the Wadden Sea, about 3 km east of Oosterend village on Texel island. According to the Dutch Dept of Defence, the crash location is: 58' 75 N and 04' 53' 10 E. |