Read, Frederick David
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick David |
Surname | Read |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick David and Rose Read, of Upper Sydenham, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DG420 |
Markings | -H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Row A. Grave 7. |
Epitaph | EVER IN OUR THOUGHTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 230 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1323650 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1663 HCU C Flt |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-08-1943 |
End Date | 19-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Rufforth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a 1658 HCU Halifax out of Rufforth (R9497). Both aircraft crashed west of Copmanthorpe, SW of York |