Day, Francis John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Francis John |
Surname | Day |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Joan Florence Day of Handsworth, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | T2984 |
Markings | LN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Molenbeersel Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 3. |
Epitaph | HUSBAND OF JOAN FLORENCE FATHER OF NICHOLAS JOHN OUR HERO, NEVER FORGOTTEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 154 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/60129 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 99 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Newmarket Heath Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of comrades who fell in battle during WW11 1939-1945 and all ranks who served on 99 Squadron Royal Air Force, the Squadron was based here from September 1939 until March 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/789/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/789/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-07-1941 |
End Date | 04-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Molenbeersel, Belgium |