HODGKINS Frank Grafton

  • First Name(s):
    Frank 
    Grafton 
  • Surname:
    HODGKINS
  • Service Number:
    574399
  • Rank:

    Flight Sergeant

  • Conflict:
    WW2
  • Service:
    Air Force
  • Air Force:
    Royal Air Force
  • Air Force Unit:
    625 Squadron
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    15th March 1944
  • Age At Death:
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany, Collective Grave 11. E. 15-18.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Alfred Grafton Hodgkins and Theodora Hodgkins; nephew of Mr. R. Lerry, of Worcester

Remember The Fallen - Lest We Forget

HODGKINS Frank Grafton Is Named On These Memorials

Worcester Royal Grammar School

Further Information About HODGKINS Frank Grafton

Frank Hodgkins attended Worcester Royal Grammar School from 1935 to 1938.  After leaving school he joined the RAF as an engineering apprentice in 1938.  He volunteered for aircrew early in the war and after training in Canada he qualified as a pilot.  On the night of 15th March 1944 he was the pilot of a Lancaster bomber that took part in a large raid on Stuttgart.  His aircraft came under attack from German night fighters causing it to explode in mid air with the loss of all crew.

Source for additional information: In Dedication to a Future World By Mark Rogers, 1999

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