Rogers, Frank Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Frank Edward |
Surname | Rogers |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
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Date of Death | 12-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Lennox Rogers and Ethel W. Rogers, of Port Colbome, Ontario, Canada. Senior Athletic Champion 1941, High School, Port Colborne, Ontario. His Brother, Frederick Lennox Rogers, Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ786 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dishforth Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 62. |
Epitaph | HIS BROTHER F/O LEN ROGERS WAS MISSING OVER HAMBURG 2ND AUGUST 1943 AGE 21 ''TWO REAL MEN" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 92 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/131020 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 23 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-04-1943 |
End Date | 12-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Pershore |
Day/Night Raid | Night (44% moon) |
Operation | Night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in Fountains Park, near the villages of Sawley and Markington to the north of Ripon. |