Wakefield, Frederick John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick John |
Surname | Wakefield |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-02-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr and Mrs. H. C. Wakefield, of Bristol. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5440 |
Markings | PH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 1. F. 6-8. |
Epitaph | HE SHALL LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 110 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1180917 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12402 (P366477/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/166/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/166/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-02-1942 |
End Date | 26-02-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Kiel |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the Kiel area, no survivors from crew of six |