Conner, Frederick Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Frederick Ronald |
Surname | Conner |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 07-09-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of James William and Mary Lavina Conner, of Lancing. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | T2176 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lancing (St. James The Less) Churchyard Extension |
Grave Reference | Plot T. Grave 90. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 147 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 625341 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
PoW number 138878 and was incarcerated at Stalag Luft 7, Bankau. |
57 Sqn flight |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-09-1940 |
End Date | 28-09-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Thorney Island |
Day/Night Raid | Night (17% moon) |
Operation | Delivery flight to Malta |
Reason for Loss | Ran short of fuel and made a forced landing near Lampedusa, Sicily. Spent the remainder of the war as a PoW only to die less than six months after release from captivity. |