Holmes, Frederick Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Frederick Arthur |
Surname | Holmes |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | DFC, IGSM |
Date of Death | 17-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest George and Maude Holmes, of Broadstairs, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK162 |
Markings | AL-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Septmonts Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 2. |
Epitaph | TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF OUR DEARLY LOVED ONLY SON WHO DIED FOR US |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 183 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 37013 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 429 (Bison) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1852/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1852/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-04-1943 |
End Date | 17-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (87% moon) |
Operation | Mannheim. 271 aircraft, 18 losses (6.6%). Accurate PFF marking followed by a successful raid. Production stopped at 41 industrial premises. 130 deaths and almost 7000 bombed out. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by light flak near Reims on return leg, whilst at 12000'. Finished off by a night-fighter at Septmonts, France |