Oliver, Frank
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Frank |
Surname | Oliver |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Francis and Eva Oliver, of Liverpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR724 |
Markings | NP-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gendringen Roman Catholic Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row B. Grave 30. |
Epitaph | THE TIES OF LOVE CAN NE'ER BE RIVEN THEY STRONGER GROW TWIXT EARTH AND HEAVEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 220 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 135415 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/35 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/34 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-06-1943 |
End Date | 13-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Bochum. 503 aircraft, 24 losses (4.8%). Complete cloud cover but accurate Oboe sky-marking leading to very good bombing results. 130 acres of destruction had been wreaked. 449 buildings destroyed and 312 deaths. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed between Ulft and Gendringen, Holland |