Davies, Frederick Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick Ronald |
Surname | Davies |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Hughes Davies and Minnie Davies. of Grove Hill, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JD180 |
Markings | NF-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Germain au Mont d'Or Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row C. Grave 11. |
Epitaph | A TRIBUTE OF HONOUR TO THOSE WHO NOBLY DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 153 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 641112 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-08-1943 |
End Date | 15-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Pimento 12, for France |
Reason for Loss | Crashed landed, probably due to technical difficulties, NW of Annecy. Two houses were demolished and a number of civilians were killed |