Frederick Thrall war grave

  • Posted on: 15 September 2009
  • By: David Thrale

Sergeant 1515965 102 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died on Friday 12th November 1943. Age 28.

Category Description
Additional Information: Son of Arthur and Emma Thrall, of Staveley, Derbyshire.
Cemetery: Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom
Grave Reference/Panel Number: Panel 167.
Location: This Memorial overlooks the River Thames on Cooper's Hill at Englefield Green between Windsor and Egham on the A308, 4 miles from Windsor.
Historical Information: The Air Forces Memorial at Runnymede commemorates by name over 20,000 airmen who were lost in the Second World War during operations from bases in the United Kingdom and North and Western Europe, and who have no known graves. They served in Bomber, Fighter, Coastal, Transport, Flying Training and Maintenance Commands, and came from all parts of the Commonwealth. Some were from countries in continental Europe which had been overrun but whose airmen continued to fight in the ranks of the Royal Air Force. The memorial was designed by Sir Edward Maufe with sculpture by Vernon Hill. The engraved glass and painted ceilings were designed by John Hutton and the poem engraved on the gallery window was written by Paul H Scott.