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Son of George Herbert Frewen, and of Ada Georgina Frewen, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Digital gallery of Flight Sergeant Stanley Douglas Frewen
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Stanley Douglas Frewen
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Stanley Douglas Frewen
Dishforth Cemetery, N. Yorkshire (CWGC)
[From http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/ryedale/he177.html and used with permission of Rich Allenby]
Wellington HE 177 of 428 Sqdn had taken off at 22.07 hours on a mine laying trip. The pilot tried to land at RCAF East Moor on its return but overshot the runway and crashed at 02.35 hrs. Four were killed in the crash. The aircraft ended up at right angles to the runway in the fields beyond the end of the runway.
Along with F/S Fewen were the following crew: F/S (P) Alexander Simpson, 21, from Oxbow, Sask.; F/O (BA) Arlie B. Douglas, 31, from Edmonton; F Sgt. (WAG) Alfred J. Grenon, age 25, Neepawa, Man.
The rear gunner, Sgt. A. J. Howes, survived the crash.
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Stanley Douglas Frewen
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Stanley Douglas Frewen
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Stanley Douglas Frewen
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Stanley Douglas Frewen
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Stanley Douglas Frewen
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Stanley Douglas Frewen
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Stanley Douglas Frewen
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Stanley Douglas Frewen
Flight Sergeant Stanley Douglas Frewen is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Stanley Douglas Frewen
Flight Sergeant Stanley Douglas Frewen is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Dishforth Cemetery, N. Yorkshire (CWGC) [From http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/ryedale/he177.html and used with permission of Rich Allenby] Wellington HE 177 of 428 Sqdn had taken off at 22.07 hours on a mine laying trip. The pilot tried to land at RCAF East Moor on its return but overshot the runway and crashed at 02.35 hrs. Four were killed in the crash. The aircraft ended up at right angles to the runway in the fields beyond the end of the runway. Along with F/S Fewen were the following crew: F/S (P) Alexander Simpson, 21, from Oxbow, Sask.; F/O (BA) Arlie B. Douglas, 31, from Edmonton; F Sgt. (WAG) Alfred J. Grenon, age 25, Neepawa, Man. The rear gunner, Sgt. A. J. Howes, survived the crash.
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant Stanley Douglas Frewen is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant Stanley Douglas Frewen is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 161 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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DISHFORTH CEMETERY Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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