Thistle, Frank Eleazer
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Frank Eleazer |
Surname | Thistle |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
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Date of Death | 04-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Silas and Elizabeth Thistle. Husband of Florence Thistle, of Scotch Town, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1691 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 55. E. 8. |
Epitaph | DEARLY LOVED, LOVING ALL, HE BRIGHTENED OUR LIVES, HIS MEMORY STILL DOES. EVER NEAR US |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 106 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/176973 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 83 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Rood Church, Ossington, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those personnel from RAF Ossington who worshipped at Ossington church, 1941 to 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-10-1944 |
End Date | 04-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Ossington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cross country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Broke up in thick cloud, crashing at Norton Hall, Mickleton, near Evesham |