Court, Frederick John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Frederick John |
Surname | Court |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William John and Elsie Court, of Exeter. His Brother Stanley Peter Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LL552 |
Markings | DY-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Piencourt Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM (Extract from For The Fallen by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 149 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1388349 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/810/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/810/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-07-1944 |
End Date | 25-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
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 | Attacked by a night fighter on the return leg, flown by Helmut Burkhard of 1/NJD5, at 04:01. Crashed at Piencourt, Eure, France |