Cuffey, Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Frederick |
Surname | Cuffey |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Jonathan Charles and Annie Celia Cuffey, of Tottenham, Middlesex. His Brother John Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS652 |
Markings | KO-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wonseradeel (Makkum) Protestant Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row M. Grave 42. |
Epitaph | HIS BROTHER JOHN, R.A.F. (V.R.) IS BURIED IN FRANCE. BOTH DEARLY LOVED AND SADLY MISSED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 151 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1386752 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-06-1943 |
End Date | 13-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Wretham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Bochum. 503 aircraft, 24 losses (4.8%). Complete cloud cover but accurate Oboe sky-marking leading to very good bombing results. 130 acres of destruction had been wreaked. 449 buildings destroyed and 312 deaths. |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been shot down by a night-fighter off the Dutch coastline |