Wale, Frederick William
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Frederick William |
Surname | Wale |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Arthur and Elsie Annie Wale, of Colerne, Wiltshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL908 |
Markings | EA-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ugny-Sur-Meuse Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 5. |
Epitaph | DEARER TO US THAN WORDS CAN TELL WAS OUR DEAR ONE WE LOVED SO WELL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 110 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1339815 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Colerne, Wiltshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Side of Stone Table |
Memorial Text | In memory of Flt/Sgt F.W. Wale killed in action 27th April 1944 aged 21 years |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
Location | Fiskerton Airfield (Disused) Reepham Rd, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stones with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | RAF Fiskerton. This stone and tree are sited on the airfield in memory of those who served here during World War II |
Location | The National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served on 49 Squadron 1916-1965 |
Miscellaneous Information
Known as Bill |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/482/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/482/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-04-1944 |
End Date | 27-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Schweinfurt |
Reason for Loss | Hit by upward-firing cannon from a night fighter flown by Hpt Helmut Bergmann, crashed Ugny-sur-Meuse |