Bass, Frederick John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick John |
Surname | Bass |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick George and Ellen Mary Bass. of Muswell Hill. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | N1500 |
Markings | DY- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | East Finchley Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. U5. Grave 68. |
Epitaph | I REMEMBER YOUR FACE AS WE LAST DID PART IT CASES THE ACHE WITHIN MY HEART |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 128 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580902 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/2051 (P351808/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/807/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/807/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-05-1940 |
End Date | 01-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Kinloss |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Returning to base at Driffield |
Reason for Loss | Strayed off course in bad weather and crashed on the Hill of Foudland, Scotland |