Frazer, John Wheelhouse
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Wheelhouse |
Surname | Frazer |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Henry and Ellen Mary Frazer, of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | BF327 |
Markings | LS-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 13. Row 4. Grave 55. |
Epitaph | AND THERE WAS LIGHT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 166 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 118620 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/40 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/39 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-08-1942 |
End Date | 28-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | Kassel- 306 aircraft sustained 31 losses (10.1%). PFF found little cloud cover and were able to mark the target without difficulty. Widespread damage throughout the city, including damage to all three of the Henchel aircraft factory. At this extraordinary loss rate, an airman stood less than 0.5% chance of surviving his two tours. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Beusichem on the south bank of the River Lek |