Grievson, Frank Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank Charles |
Surname | Grievson |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Caleb Grievson, and of Marion Matilda Grievson, of West Wimbledon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | DV698 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wimbledon (Gap Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot R.A. Grave 124. |
Epitaph | DUTY NOBLY DONE, LEAVES BEHIND A TRAIL OF BEAUTY BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 43 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 819180 |
Service | Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force) |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-07-1943 |
End Date | 07-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cross country training exercise |
Reason for Loss | At approx 1030 it broke out of cloud near Chipping Norton airfield and collided with Airspeed Oxford LW783 from 6 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit which used the airfield as a relief landing ground. The aircraft crashed close together and burnt. The pilot of the Oxford, Flight G Ferguson was injured and all five crew were killed on the Wellington |