Small, Frederick George
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Frederick George |
Surname | Small |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Charles Small and Sarah Ann Small (née Vaughan), of Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LK647 |
Markings | IP-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 10A. D. 10. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 242 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/20847 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 434 (Bluenose) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Small Lake, Manitoba; In the south of Sand Lakes Provincial Park |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Small Island, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Island |
Memorial Text |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 434 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Former Control Tower, old Tholthorpe airfield site, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 434 Sqn RCAF |
Miscellaneous Information
Frederick was born at Winnipeg, Manitoba on 14 March 1917. His father was born in London, England and was a retired chef and his mother was born in County Tyrone, Ireland (died 1938). He had one sister, Aileen. He attended school in Lac du Bonnet 1924-1932 (Grade 8) followed in 1932-1935 (Grade 11). Frederick enjoyed softball, skating, swimming and canoeing and he held a Private Aeroplane Licence. Between 1935-1936 he worked for Canadian Airways at Lac du Bonnet as an Air Engineer and then for Wings Ltd during 1936 as an Assistant Traffic Agent. He worked for the Manitoba Government Air Service at Lac du Bonnet Air Engines 1936-1940 and then went to Prairie Airways #3 AOS, Regina, Saskatchewan as Assistant Chief Engineer, 1940-1941. |
Frederick then enlisted on 6 October 1941. After training he was sent to the U.K. where he arrived on 18 December 1942. He went to 3PRC and then on to 14 (P) AFU on 16 March 1943, he then continued to 22 OTU 18 May 1943, 1664 CU on 1 August 1943 and 434 Squadron on 27 August 1943. Frederick was to sadly lose his life on 9 October 1943 from 434 Squadron. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-10-1943 |
End Date | 09-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (74% moon) |
Operation | Hanover. 504 aircraft and the last to include Wellingtons, none of which were Lost 27 Lancasters and Halifaxes were Lost (5.4%). The Germans had correctly assumed that Hanover was the target and there was much night-fighter activity as a result. The conditions were clear and both marking and the subsequent bombing were accurate and concentrated, with little creepback. The electrical, water and telephone services were destroyed in what was Hanover's worst attack of the war. An impressive marshalling regime on the ground concentrated the public into areas between the fires, saving many lives. Even so, 1200 people were killed and 3345 injured. almost 4000 buildings were destroyed amongst which were the Continental rubber factory and Hanomag machine works. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter on return leg |