Hindrup, Frederick George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick George |
Surname | Hindrup |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-04-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Rfn. Frederick John Hindrup, 3Rd New Zealand Rifle Bde. (Killed In Action In France 26Th August, 1918), and of Dorothy Hindrup. Stepson of Henry Eyles, of Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | T2997 |
Markings | LN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Felixstowe New Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Block B. Sec. L. Grave 32. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 182 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 40284 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 99 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Newmarket Heath Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of comrades who fell in battle during WW11 1939-1945 and all ranks who served on 99 Squadron Royal Air Force, the Squadron was based here from September 1939 until March 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/789/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/789/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-04-1941 |
End Date | 21-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (26% moon) |
Operation | Cologne |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a barrage balloon and burst into flames, crashing on the shoreline at Harwich |