Steele, Frederick James William
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Frederick James William |
Surname | Steele |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of James William and Ada Steele, of Stoke Gabriel, Devon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X9762 |
Markings | BU- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. N. 9. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 247 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 561898 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Blickling, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Wooden Case containing RAF Oulton Roll of Honour & former 18 (B) Sqn Standard |
Memorial Text | In memory of R.A.F. Oulton 1940 - 1945 |
Location | Junction of Aylsham Rd & New Rd, Oulton Street, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick piller and Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of the R.A.F. and U.S.A.A.F. based here 1940 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Miscellaneous Information
Note that 214 Sqn was part of 3 Group when he taken PoW but was on 100 Group by the time of his death. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1319/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1319/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-12-1940 |
End Date | 08-12-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Oulton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Nuremburg |
Reason for Loss | Originally taken PoW on 13/10/41 but then shot down by allied fighters whilst marching in a PoW column |