Foster, Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick |
Surname | Foster |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Foster, of Lurgan. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Douglas Boston III |
Serial Number | Z2283 |
Markings | OM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lurgan Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 981. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 165 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1074970 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 107 |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour with wooden and glass cabinet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who lost their lives operating from RAF Great Massingham during WWII |
Location | Church of St. Andrew, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour to those who served at RAF Little Massingham during WW2, including 107 Sqn |
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wattisham during WW2, including 107 Sqn, who along with 110 Sqn delivered the first air raids of the War |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/843/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/843/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-06-1942 |
End Date | 04-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Great Massingham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Circus 186- Dunkerque |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and later ditched 10 miles from the Kent coastline. Picked up hours later Air Sea Rescue but sadly Sgt Foster died of his injuries more than six months later |