Nordhoff, Christopher Frank
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Christopher Frank |
Surname | Nordhoff |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Christopher and Evelyn Nordhoff, of West Derby, Liverpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA857 |
Markings | OF-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Liverpool (Anfield) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 21. C. of E. Grave 268. |
Epitaph | LOVING MEMORIES OF CHRIS. WITH ACHING HEARTS WE REMEMBER. GOOD NIGHT, SON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 219 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1087857 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-09-1943 |
End Date | 04-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Severely wounded by cannon fire from an intruding enemy fighter and died of his injuries. The aircraft returned safely to base with the remainder of the crew uninjured. |