Grail, Frank
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Frank |
Surname | Grail |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Auen Alfred and Mary Jane Grail, of Pontymister, Monmouthshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | Z8781 |
Markings | HA-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 26. F. 5. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 172 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 965679 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8064 (P361073/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1349/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1349/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-08-1941 |
End Date | 04-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (87% moon) |
Operation | Hanover |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak and crashed at Moordeitch, near Stuhr in Germany |