Austerberry, Francis Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Francis Frederick |
Surname | Austerberry |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick and Francis Mary Austerberry. Husband of Jean Eileen Austerberry, of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | HK602 |
Markings | WP-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 13. A. 4. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE. HIS MEMORY DEEPLY CHERISHED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 125 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 415958 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 90 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside location, Tilbury Juxta Clare, Essex |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of XC Sqn, No 3 Bomb Group flying operations from here with the Mk 1 Stirling Bomber December 1943 until May 1943 |
Location | St. Mary & All the Saints Church, Little Walsingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In loving memory of Henry Philip Lee Warner AFC DFC. Only Son of Philip Henry & Mary King Lee Warner. Actg S/L RAFVR killed in action over Germany Aug 26th 1944 in his 32nd year |
Location | Village Green, Tuddenham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial atopped with Inscribed Silver Sun-Dial |
Memorial Text | For all those who served their country as part of XC Sqn RAF |
Location | St. Mary's Church, Tuddenham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | They grow not old as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn. At the going down of the Sun and in the morning, we will remember them |
Miscellaneous Information
It is thought that four of the crew baled out, two of whom fell into the sea and are presumed drowned while the other two fell amongst the exploding bombs |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/732/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/732/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-10-1944 |
End Date | 28-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tuddenham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Walcheren- to attack gun positions near Vlissingen. 227 aircraft, 2 losses (0.9%) to attack 5 sites on this newly flooded island. Most of the bombing is thought to have been successful. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the target area. |