Darbyshire, Frank
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Frank |
Surname | Darbyshire |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Nora Darbyshire, of Wath, Ripon, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HF601 |
Markings | HD- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 124. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 152 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 126819 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 466 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Location | Memorial Gardens, North End Park, Driffield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men and women of 462 and 466 Sqns RAAF who served in Bomber Command during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
On the strength of 196 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1925/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1925/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-07-1943 |
End Date | 06-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (10% moon) |
Operation | Mining off French coastal waters |
Reason for Loss | Presumed crashed in the target area |