Pye, Franklyn Richard Samuel
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Franklyn Richard Samuel |
Surname | Pye |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Archibald A. Pye and Margaret J. F. Pye, of Ecum Secum Bridge, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IV |
Serial Number | Z1338 |
Markings | QT-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. A. 1. |
Epitaph | ETERNAL REST GRANT HIM, LORD; AND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 87 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/8440 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 142 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-08-1942 |
End Date | 28-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | Kassel |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss yet to be established |