Steer, Francis John Maddock
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Francis John Maddock |
Surname | Steer |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Francis George and Lilian Jane Steer. Husband of Margery Steer (née Morse), of Forest Gate, Essex.- marriage took place in East Ham in March 1943. Father of Randall Steer. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED781 |
Markings | DX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. H. 4. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF A DEARLY BELOVED HUSBAND AND SON. MADGE, MUM AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 101 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 624670 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 14 October 1920 in Plympton, Devon. Enlisted in Plymouth in 1938 and originally assigned to Balloon Command at RAF Hook, later remustered to Bomber Command. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-06-1943 |
End Date | 25-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (48% moon) |
Operation | Wuppertal |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night fighter flown by Hptm. Wilhelm Telge of Stab II./NJG1 at 01:20hrs and crashed north of Lantin between Juprelle and Liege |