Grieve, Francis George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Francis George |
Surname | Grieve |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Grieve, and of Jane Grieve, of Edinburgh. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | LL675 |
Markings | EQ-T BuZZ King of Hogtown |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Melton Mowbray (Thorpe Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. W. Grave 4172. |
Epitaph | A BELOVED ONLY SON. AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER (Extract from For The Fallen by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 173 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 577530 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-07-1944 |
End Date | 11-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (71% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at high speed, on fire, leaving a long swathe of wreckage NNE of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. |