Nichols, Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick |
Surname | Nichols |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bert and Nettie B. S. Nichols, of Glasgow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LL531 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 117. |
Epitaph | I PRAY THAT ALL WHO SURVIVE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE DID NOT DIE IN VAIN AND THAT THEY WILL BANISH ALL CAUSES OF WAR FOREVER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 79 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1565538 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-12-1943 |
End Date | 11-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Chipping Norton |