Lindsay, Frank Donald Died

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Personal Information

Rank F/S
Forename(s) Frank Donald
Surname Lindsay
Gender M
Age 31
Date of Death 06-06-1942
Next of Kin Son of Frank Sedgwick Lindsay and Gertrude Agnes Lindsay (née Caudle), of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Husband of Dorothy Sargeant Lindsay (née Hopkins), whom he married on 11 June 1941 at Saskatoon.
LINDSAY FD

Aircraft Information

Aircraft Short Stirling I
Serial Number R9321
Markings OJ-R

Memorial Information

Burial/Memorial Country Germany
Burial/Memorial Place Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
Grave Reference 9. F. 7.

IBCC Memorial Information

Map
Directions to panel 199
LINDSAY FD

Location

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Panel 199
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Directions From the Chadwick Centre, take the central path towards The Spire.

Phase 2
Panel Number 199

Enlistment Information

Service Number R/62370
Service Royal Canadian Air Force
Group 3
Squadron 149 (East India)
Squadron Motto Fortis nocte (Strong by night)
Trade Observer
Country of Origin Canada

Other Memorials

Location Lindsay Lake, Saskatchewan
Country Canada
Memorial Type Lake
Memorial Text
Location St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Roll of Honour & inscribed window
Memorial Text Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945

Miscellaneous Information

Frank was born on 9 October 1910 at Saskatoon. Both parents were born in Nova Scotia. His father, a tailor, at Alton, Nova Scotia and his mother at Truro. He had one married sister. Frank attended Buena Vista /King Edward College, 1916-1924, and Nutana Collegiate, Moose Jaw 1925-1929, University of Saskatchewan 1929- 1931 (engineering), Saskatoon Tech 1932-1933 (business). He enjoyed most sports including golf, tennis, skiing and swimming. Frank worked as a clerk in the Department of Education , Regina, 1932-34 (Temporary). Then, as a temporary secretary for Doctor Anderson, Regina between 1933 and 1934. Later, he worked in the Manitoba Clothing Co, Winnipeg as an apprentice (1935-1936) and then from 1936 onwards for his father, a tailor, as a junior partner 1936, until enlisting.
After enlisting on 9 August 1940 and on completion of his training in Canada, Frank was posted to the U.K. embarking from Canada on 29 June 1941. He arrived at 3 PRC on 29 July 1941, 19 OTU on 3 August 1941, 11 OTU 29 September 1941, 1651 CU 22 April 1942 and 149 Squadron on 3 May 1942. The following month on 6 June 1942 Frank sadly lost his life.

The National Archives

Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/12
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/12

Fellow Servicemen

Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.

Name Outcome
Easting J (Sgt) Died
England S D (Sgt) Died
Flockhart J S (F/S) Died
Harris R B (S/L) Died
Kortright N H (Sgt) Died
Parris J (Sgt) Died

Last Operation Information

Start Date 05-06-1942
End Date 06-06-1942
Takeoff Station Lakenheath
Day/Night Raid Night (49% moon)
Operation Essen. 180 aircraft but little damage to Essen. 12 aircraft lost meaning that the crew losses were more than 4 times higher than the ground losses
Reason for Aircraft Loss Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed on the east bank of the Rhine at Duisburg
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Casualty Pack

IBCC is delighted to introduce a unique facility to link the Losses Database to the relevant RAF Casualty Pack on the National Archives website. This project is the result of on-going collaboration between IBCC, the MOD Records Office and National Archives, Kew. This document describes what Casualty Packs are, when they were created, the process of making them available to the public and then goes on to describe the process by which you can view the contents of the packs. Casualty Packs (CPs) were created by the RAF whenever there was serious injury or loss of life associated with operational activity within the RAF. This includes operational flying losses, enemy action due to air raids, road accidents either on station or even off-station if they involved RAF vehicles. Deaths due to natural causes in service or accidents that did not involve RAF vehicles did not generally give rise to a CP.

CPs were originally given a unique reference number by the RAF. Each begins with the letter ‘P’ and is followed by six digits, then an oblique (forward slash) and the finally the year in which the incident took place- for example P396154/42.

The CPs are in the process of being made available to the general public as they are passed from the MOD Records Office, Portsmouth to National Archives, Kew. This process requires some rework to the files which is very time consuming, so the process of making them all available to National Archives will take several years. They are being made available in increasing date order.

Once CPs arrive at National Archives they are assigned a unique AIR81 number, so each CP has both a P-number and an AIR81 number. Both are searchable on the National Archives website under ‘Search the catalogue’ and both are included on the IBCC website.

The AIR81 reference on the IBCC website is a link to the file on the National Archives website. When you click on it, the relevant page will open in a new tab on your browser.

There is currently no plan to digitise AIR81 files, partly because they are fragile and partly because the information they contain can at times be sensitive, even harrowing, since they may contain exhumation reports and even photographs of corpses. Family members wishing to read the AIR81 files relating to their ancestors are advised to exercise caution and be guided by National Archives warnings where appropriate.

There are two means for accessing AIR81 files- to attend in person or to order a copy by post.

To attend in person, the attendee should first create a Reader’s Ticket. This can be done online by following this link: https://secure.nationalarchives.gov.uk/login/yourdetails. Then click on the AIR81 reference on the IBCC website and click Order in Advance. Enter your Reader’s Ticket number and state the date on which you intend to visit. National Archives will have the file ready for you when you arrive, saving you time. When you visit Kew, you must quote the Reader’s Ticket number and take along two forms of ID- one bearing your signature and one bearing your address. When you view the files, you are permitted to take photographs of each page, should you wish.

Alternatively, if you wish to order a copy by post, please be aware that there is a charge for this service based on the number of pages in the file. Click on the AIR81 reference on the IBCC website and then click Request a Copy. There is an £8.40 charge for National Archives staff to access the file and give you a quotation for the copying service. The process takes around 24 days to complete and can be expensive.

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