Hawkins, Frederick John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick John |
Surname | Hawkins |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Gerard and Fanny Elizebeth Hawkins, of Ringwood, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BK817 |
Markings | AA-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 9. D. 2-7. |
Epitaph | REMEMBERED BY ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 179 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1299618 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 75 (NZ) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Chaumont 21, 4890 Froidthier (Thimister-Clermont), Liege Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Memorial stone & stencilled composite plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedie a l’equipage du bombardier SHORT STIRLING abattu ici le 12 JUIN 1943. SQ/L Ronald LAUD +, SGT John RUSSELL +, SGT Hugh McQUADE +, SGT Henry MULHOLLAND +, SGT Aubrey WHATMOUGH +, SGT Frederick HAWKINS +, SGT Marcus MATTHEWS PG. N’oublions jamais |
Location | Village Centre, Mepal, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A stone memorial, donated by former members of 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF stationed at Mepal between 1943 and 1945 |
Location | St. Andrews Church, Sutton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case with brass plaque |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour. Plaque, Presented by 75(NZ) Sqn Association - UK Branch in memory of Comrades named in the Roll of Honour |
Location | St. Marys Church, Feltwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Piller and Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 75 (NZ) Sqn, RAF. Formed at RAF Feltwell in April 1940 and flew from there until June 1942. The Sqn number was presented to New Zealand becoming 75 Sqn RNZAF in October 1946 until its disbanding in December 2001. |
Location | Newmarket Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | Remembering No 75 (New Zealand) Sqn, No 3 Gp Bomber Command. RAF Newmarket Heath, November 1942 - June 1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/646/36 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/646/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-06-1943 |
End Date | 12-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Newmarket |
Day/Night Raid | Night (59% moon) |
Operation | Düsseldorf. 783 aircraft. 38 losses (4.9%). PFF marking was accurate but one Mosquito inadvertently released some target indicators far from the target, confusing the main force and causing many bombs to fall in open countryside. Nevertheless, much damage was caused to the centre of Düsseldorf with at least 130 acres laid waste 1292 people were killed and 140000 people bombed out. 42 businesses that contributed to the war effort were put completely out of action and a further 35 were put on reduced output. 8 ships were sunk or damaged. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed north of Verviers, Belgium |