Ridler, Frank Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank Ernest |
Surname | Ridler |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Robert Ridler, and of Jennie Ridler, of Bournemouth, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X9926 |
Markings | BL-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. K. 2. |
Epitaph | AT THE RISING OF THE SUN, HOPE, AT THE GOING DOWN THEREOF, PEACE! R Austin Freeman in the novel Mr Pottermack's Oversight. It is an inscription in Latin on a sundial |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 232 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 924632 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 40 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
40 Squadron lost three Wellingtons and 18 aircrew on this operation |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9602 (P362953/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/40 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/39 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-10-1941 |
End Date | 15-10-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Alconbury |
Day/Night Raid | Night (36% moon) |
Operation | Nuremburg |
Reason for Loss | Lost over Germany |