Service Details
Name:
 ROLFE
Given Name:
 FRANK EDWIN
Initials:
 F E
Service No:
 778218
Rank:
 Sergeant
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Regiment:
 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
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Unit:
 106 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1941-11-30
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Age:
 21
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Hampden I AT115, taking off at 16:20 hrs from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire to join 180 others to bomb Hamburg. Weather conditions were described as a three quarter full moon with excellent visibility. 13 aircraft were lost on this operation - 7 were claimed by flak units.
Additional
Information:
Son of Joseph and Minnie Rolfe; husband of Jean Marion Rolfe, of Heavitree, Devon. RAF Number: Enlistments in Rhodesia
Commemoration
Country:
 United Kingdom
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Locality:
 Surrey
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Cemetery:
 RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Panel 51.

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