Hurley, Frank Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Frank Arthur |
Surname | Hurley |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank Henry Cuthbert and Rosina Hurley, of Bristol. Nephew of Irene Norris, of Bristol. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DK295 |
Markings | GB-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 28. E. 4. |
Epitaph | DEAR SON OF THE LATE FRANK H.C. HURLEY OF BRISTOL. "THEY SHALL OBTAIN GLADNESS AND JOY" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 186 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 47905 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Observer |
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 27/826/42 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/826/41 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1942 |
End Date | 28-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Horsham St. Faith |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a fighter flown by Uffz. Karl Bugaj, of 11./JG 1 over the North Sea, west of Kevelaer, at 19:50 hrs. |