York, Frederick Walter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick Walter |
Surname | York |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter George and Florence Lizzie York, of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X9700 |
Markings | LN-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 16. G. 5. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL, AN UNFINISHED LIFE. TO MEMORY EVER DEAR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 270 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 952493 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 99 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Newmarket Heath Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of comrades who fell in battle during WW11 1939-1945 and all ranks who served on 99 Squadron Royal Air Force, the Squadron was based here from September 1939 until March 1941 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8378 (P361455/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/789/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/789/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-08-1941 |
End Date | 17-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (32% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Roermond, Holland |