TRUSCOTT Francis Godfrey

1917 - 1942  (24 years)

• Name	TRUSCOTT Francis Godfrey
  Nickname	Lucky
  Born	28 Jun 1917	Toronto ONT   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1 Jun 1931	Scarborough, Toronto ONT   [2]
  Military	Between Oct 1940 and 28 Jan 1942	UK and over occupied Europe.   [3]
  	Served during WWII as No. 1168521, Sergeant (Wireless Operater/Air Gunner), 214 Squadron, RAFVR
  	Worked his passage from Canada to England on a tanker. Signed up in the RAFVR and trained for about a year as a Wireless Operater/Air Gunner. On completion of his training he joined 214 Squadron, RAF. Flew many missions commencing in July 1941. Lost on a bombing mission to Munster, Germany which launched from Stradishall, Suffolk aboard Wellington Mark I C, X9890. Sadly, all of the crew were posted as missing. He has no known grave but is remembered on Panel 95 at the Runnymede Air Forces Memorial at Englefield Green in Surrey and on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall at Nanton, Alberta. Lest We Forget.
  Died	28 Jan 1942	Over occupied Europe   [4]
  	Age: 24y
  Notes	Firstly, remembered on Panel 95 at the Runnymede Air Forces Memorial, Englefield Green, Surrey; secondly on his parents headstone at the Pine Hills Cemetery, Toronto and thirdly on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall at Nanton, Alberta.
  Person ID	I47499	The Relatives of F.L. WALTER
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	TRUSCOTT Lewis Alexander,   b. 23 Sep 1876, Hope, Durham ONT ,   d. 2 Apr 1951, Toronto ONT  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	FOULDS Kate Evelyn,   b. 26 Apr 1879, Chesterfield DBY ,   d. 27 Aug 1965, Toronto ONT  (Age 86 years)
  Married	30 Jan 1901	Toronto ONT   [1]
  Family ID	F15744	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  No. 1168521, Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner), Francis Godfrey "Lucky" TRUSCOTT (1917-1942), 214 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Shown wearing his flying kit. Killed in action on a bombing mission to Munster in Germany. Lest We Forget.

  
  

  Documents		Canadian newspaper report on the death while on active service of No. 1168521, Sergeant Francis Godfrey "Lucky" TRUSCOTT (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner), 214 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Lest We Forget
  		Another Canadian newspaper report on the death while on active service of No. 1168521, Sergeant Francis Godfrey "Lucky" TRUSCOTT (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner), 214 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

  
  

  Headstones » Slide Show		A section of Wall Panel 95 at the Runnemede Air Forces Memorial at Englefield Green, Surrey, England which commemorates the life and loss of No. 1168521, Sergeant Francis Godfrey TRUSCOTT (1917-1942), 214 Squadron, RAFVR This monument commemorates the service and sacrifice of airmen from throughout the British Empire who died during WWII and have no known grave. Lest We Forget.
  		Bomber Command Memorial Wall at Nanton, Alberta, where the service and sacrifice of Sergeant Francis Godfrey 'Lucky' TRUSCOTT (1917-1942) is remembered.
  		Headstone of Lewis Alexander TRUSCOTT (1876-1951) and his wife Kate Evelyn (m.n. FOULDS, 1879-1965) Also remembered on this headstone is their son Sergeant Francis Godfrey TRUSCOTT (1917-1943) who died while serving with the RAFVR as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner on a bombing mission to Munster in Germany.

  
  

• Sources

  [S565] ZZ Place Record: Toronto ONT, Place Rec Id [P34]. [S4625] ZZ Place Record: Scarborough, Toronto ONT, Place Rec Id [P5766]. [S13688] ZZ Place Record: UK and over occupied Europe., Place Rec Id [P17692]. [S13689] ZZ Place Record: Over occupied Europe, Place Rec Id [P17693].