French, Richard York
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Richard York |
Surname | French |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Oscar Robert and Annie Louise Rhoda French, of Bondi Junction, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling IV |
Serial Number | LK279 |
Markings | NF-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Fredericia Northern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | I. P. 16. |
Epitaph | ALL MY THOUGHTS, DEAREST, MOTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 167 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 424752 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/957/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/957/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-02-1945 |
End Date | 10-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (10% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Tablejam 190, for Denmark |
Reason for Loss | Caught in a blizzard over Gamborg Fjord, Denmark and crashed |