Holland, Frank
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Frank |
Surname | Holland |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank and Florence Holland. Husband of Mary Holland, of Bowerham, Lancaster. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DK326 |
Markings | GB- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. D. 22. |
Epitaph | THE ETERNAL GOD IS THY REFUGE, AND UNDERNEATH ARE THE EVERLASTING ARMS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 183 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 130725 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Norwich Airport, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | Memorial to the aircrew of the RAF and USAAF who served and gave their lives whilst operating from RAF Horsham St Faith |
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/826/46 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/826/45 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-09-1942 |
End Date | 19-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Horsham St. Faith |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Berlin- first daylight bombing raid. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed south of Ankum, Germany. Believed to have been shot down by fighters |