Merritt, Frederick Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick Henry |
Surname | Merritt |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick George and Edith Merritt, of Hounslow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS665 |
Markings | KO-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heston (St. Leonard's) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Old Ground. Row 5BR. Grave 16. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 211 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1336498 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-08-1943 |
End Date | 11-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Little Snoring |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Nuremberg. 653 aircraft, 16 losses (2.5%). Ground marking was used even though there was cloud cover. Serious damage to both residential and industrial buildings and 577 deaths. |
Reason for Loss | Disintegrated in the air and crashed NNE of Huntingdon, Cambs |