Price, Fred Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Fred Thomas |
Surname | Price |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Helen Price. Husband of Margaret Price, of Leeds, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster |
Serial Number | JA862 |
Markings | CF-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. N. 12. |
Epitaph | DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND OF MARGARET. ALWAYS REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 228 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1509811 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Miscellaneous Information
In Stalag 357 at Oerbke near Fallingbostel. Killed by Allied fighters who opened fire on a column of marching PoW, mistaking them for German soldiers. The incident took place near Gresse, Germany |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-02-1944 |
End Date | 20-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Night (22% moon) |
Operation | Leipzig |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter and crashed at Lagenhagen |