Wheeldon, Frank
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank |
Surname | Wheeldon |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank and Mary E. Wheeldon, of Prestwich, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED362 |
Markings | HW-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rotterdam (Crooswijk) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot LL. Row 1. Coll. grave 47-48. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM. MAM AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 114 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1489514 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-06-1943 |
End Date | 29-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (12% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Rijsoord, Holland |