Beers, Frederick Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Frederick Kenneth |
Surname | Beers |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederic and Emile Lockhart Beers. Husband of Katherine Isabel Beers, of Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB185 |
Markings | JI-F2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 245. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/29575 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 514 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John the Evangelist, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial and RoH |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 514 Sqn who served at RAF Waterbeach 1943-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1981/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1978/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-07-1944 |
End Date | 25-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 461 Lancasters and 153 Halifaxes. 17 Lancasters and 4 Halifaxes lost (4.6% in all). The first of three large raids on the city in a five-night window. The central districts were devastated despite being in valleys. Most of the municipal and cultural buildings were destroyed. |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have crashed in the vicinity of Trier, Germany |