Atkins, Frederick Thomas George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick Thomas George |
Surname | Atkins |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Thomas George and Eleanor Lucy Atkins, of Hammersmith. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EJ108 |
Markings | -W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hammersmith New Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 15. Sec. C. Grave 291. |
Epitaph | IN LIFE, ONE OF THE FINEST IN DEATH, ONE OF THE BRAVE. HE FAILED NOT IN HIS DUTY HIMSELF HE GLADLY GAVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 124 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1603538 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 1657 HCU B Flt |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Successfully baled out but had not secured his parachute and fell to his death |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-04-1944 |
End Date | 18-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grafton Underwood |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Struck three American servicemen cycling on the runway. Ordered to land at Woodbridge but the crew were startled by an explosion. The aircraft adopted a steep nose-up attitude. Partially abandoned and crashed at Little Glemham, Suffolk |