Grillage, Frederick George
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Frederick George |
Surname | Grillage |
Gender | M |
Age | 36 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Elsie Grillage. Husband of Morfa Grillage, of Woking, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB629 |
Markings | 6O-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Venray War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | V. F. 2. |
Epitaph | HIS SELF-SACRIFICE GAVE HIS COMRADES THEIR LIVES |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 173 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 86729 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 582 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Airfield Site, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to RAF Little Staughton, including 109 Sqn |
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | In memory of 109 and 582 Sqns. At R.A.F. Little Staughton |
Miscellaneous Information
The remainder of the crew were uninjured |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-12-1944 |
End Date | 03-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Little Staughton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Heimbach. 187 aircraft, probably in support of an American ground attack. The Master Bomber and Pathfinders were unable to locate the target and the attack was abandoned. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a fighter over Holland, killing S/L Grillage |