Hobbs, Frank James
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Frank James |
Surname | Hobbs |
Gender | M |
Age | 35 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Kathleen Mabel Hobbs, of Tooting, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND583 |
Markings | LE-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bourguignon-Sous-Coucy Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 4. |
Epitaph | UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN FOR EVER, DARLING |
Ribbon Stone | 0228 (Block 3, Column 15, Row 4) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 49 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1262633 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Never Forgotten Flt Sgt Frank Hobbs 630 Sqn |
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
IBCC Digital Archive
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-03-1944 |
End Date | 16-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Crashed and exploded near Bourguignon-sous-Coucy 23Km NW of Soissons France. |