Wodehouse, Frank George
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Frank George |
Surname | Wodehouse |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry Joseph and Ethel May Wodehouse, of Norwich, Norfolk. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | DV196 |
Markings | ZN-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Vandenesse-En-Auxois Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | FOR LIBERTY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 118 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 129565 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-08-1943 |
End Date | 08-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (38% moon) |
Operation | Milan |
Reason for Loss | Intercepted by a night fighter as it headed home, the aircraft crashed at Vandenesse-en-Auxois, near Dijon |