Frees, John Robert
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Robert |
Surname | Frees |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Robert and Charlotte Evelyn Frees. Husband of Monica Amelia Sophia Frees, of Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG176 |
Markings | XY-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Choloy War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. B. 4. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 167 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 429404 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 186 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Miscellaneous Information
This was the crew's second operation |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-10-1944 |
End Date | 20-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tuddenham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 583 aircraft in two forces, 2.5 hours apart. 7 losses (1.2%). The bombing was not especially concentrated but the strategically important Bosch factory was hit and serious damage caused in many districts. 376 people were killed |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have crashed at Andilly, north of Toul, France |