O'Sullivan, Francis William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Francis William |
Surname | O'Sullivan |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Cornelius Joseph and Margaret O'Sullivan, of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7526 |
Markings | OJ-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 13. Row 4. Grave 64. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 221 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 411773 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-10-1942 |
End Date | 16-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (39% moon) |
Operation | Cologne. 289 aircraft, 18 losses (6.2%). PFF had difficulty in identifying the target and as a result were unable to draw the main force from a decoy fire. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed NE of Tiel, Holland |