Pape, Frederick James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick James |
Surname | Pape |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Arthur and Martha Warburton Pape, of Bolton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB488 |
Markings | XY-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Halliwell (St. Peter) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Sec. N.B. Grave 180. |
Epitaph | WHERE YOUR HEART IS THERE IS YOUR TREASURE ALSO |
Ribbon Stone | 0041 (Block 1, Column 11, Row 4) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 222 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2225575 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 186 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | F.J. Pape Rear Gunner 186 Sqn |
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Miscellaneous Information
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1145/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1145/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-04-1945 |
End Date | 14-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Kiel- to bomb the U-boat yards |
Reason for Loss | On return, collided in the circuit with another 186 Sqn Lancaster (PB483 AP-X) |