Gee, Frank Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Frank Ernest |
Surname | Gee |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Rupert Stephen and Mary Paterson Gee, of Forbes, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EE917 |
Markings | EX-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot EE. Grave 106. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE. NOW LIFE EVERLASTING |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 168 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 412129 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 199 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF North Creake |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-08-1943 |
End Date | 31-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Mönchengladbach/ Rheydt. 660 aircraft, 25 losses (3.8%). PFF marked Mönchengladbach first and then after a two minute pause, the neighbouring town of Rheydt. Good visibility and Oboe assistance made for extremely accurate marking and as a result the bombing was concentrated with little creepback. Approximately half of both towns was destroyed with 1059 and 1280 buildings destroyed in the two towns (respectively). |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Eind, NE of Weert, Holland |