Frankish, Robert Walter Wetherall
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Robert Walter Wetherall |
Surname | Frankish |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Wetherall Frankish and Nora Frankish, of West Northam, Western Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JB905 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Row C. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | TREASURED MEMORIES OF OUR BELOVED SON. HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 166 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 415130 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1658 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Skipwith Common, Riccall, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller and inscribed memorial stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those based on Skipwith Common and Riccall RAF base and those who built the Aerodrome. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-09-1943 |
End Date | 18-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Riccall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Both starboard engines failed while flying ay 17000'. Partially abandoned and crashed at Armthorpe, NE of Doncaster |