Dingwall, Fred Thompson
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Fred Thompson |
Surname | Dingwall |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Fred John Campian Dingwall and Charlotte Dingwall (née Thompson), of Asquith, Saskatchewan, Canada. Husband of Violet Dingwall (née Hill), whom he married on 15 May 1943 at Ripon, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE553 |
Markings | QO-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ripon Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. Grave 397. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 155 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/17798 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 432 (Leaside) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Dingwall Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Miscellaneous Information
Fred was born on 26 December 1914 at Asquith, Saskatchewan. His father, who was disabled, was born at Jerseyville, Ontario and his mother at Walkerton, Ontario. He went to school at Asquith: Public school 1920-1930 followed by High school 1930- 1934 (grade 11). For sport he occasionally played Hard and Softball. Fred worked for J.E. Bowles the butcher between 1930-1939 and then at A.G. Beaumont’s 1939-1940, also as a butcher. He was then unemployed until enlisting on 27 June 1941. |
After training he embarked from Canada for the U.K. on 30 April 1942 and was at 3PRC on 13 May. He went on to 11 (P) AFU on 23 June 1942, 14 OTU 22 July 1942, 466 Sq.30 October 1942, 426 Sqn 11 November 1942 and 432 Squadron 1 May 1943. Tragically he lost his life two weeks after his wedding, on 30 May 1943. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-05-1943 |
End Date | 30-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Wuppertal. 719 aircraft, 33 losses(4.6%). PFF target marking and the resultant main force bombing was especially accurate, leading to what was probably the first instance of a 'firestorm'. Five of the six largest factories in the town, 211 other industrial premises and almost 4000 homes were completely destroyed. Approximately 3400 deaths- five times greater than any other city raid. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed onto high ground WSW of Richmond, Yorkshire |