Tipper, Frederick Birkett
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick Birkett |
Surname | Tipper |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Herbert and Louie Tipper, of Barkingside, Ilford, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1502 |
Markings | KO-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot L. Row E. Grave 13. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MIGHT LIVE GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 254 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 928888 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7597 (P360513/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-07-1941 |
End Date | 14-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed in northern Holland. Rest of crew became PoWs |