Tate, Frederick Cyril Graham
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick Cyril Graham |
Surname | Tate |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter L. and Annie Tate, of Horsforth, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | DF666 |
Markings | GT- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Baron von Rozendaal's private burial ground, Rozendaal |
Grave Reference | Grave 663. |
Epitaph | PROUD MEMORIES OF A VERY DEARLY LOVED ONLY SON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 251 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1450668 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 156 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary Magdalene Church, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | We light the way" This tablet is placed in memory of Flight Lieutenant JL Sloper DFC and Bar, RAFVR. And in tribute to all who served with 156 Squadron Path Finders Force at RAF Warboys, 1942-1945, In gratitude. |
Location | Tithe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillars and inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | From this RAF Station Warboys 156 squadrons No 8 (PFF) group, marked targets for Bomber Command 1942-1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-08-1942 |
End Date | 16-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Warboys |
Day/Night Raid | Night (15% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Rozendaal, NE of Arnhem |