Hanish, Frederick Nelson
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Frederick Nelson |
Surname | Hanish |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Date of Death | 19-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederic Albert and Frances Mary Hanish. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | DJ977 |
Markings | HA-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 74. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 176 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1375359 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Squadron Motto | In time |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1350/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1350/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-05-1942 |
End Date | 20-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (19% moon) |
Operation | Mannheim. 197 aircraft, of which 155 claimed to hit target. Aerial photographs showed that in fact most hit woodland or open countryside. Some incendiaries fell in the port are and damaged some light industry |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |