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WELCH, Gordon

Personal Information
Rank F/O
Forename(s) Gordon George
Surname Welch
Gender M
Age 21
Decorations
Date of death 17-06-1944
Next of kin Son of William Charles Welch and Florence Gertrude Welch (née White) of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Avro Lancaster III
Serial Number LM474
Markings SR-N2
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country Netherlands
Burial/Memorial Place Uden War Cemetery
Grave Reference 5. C. 13..
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 1
Panel Number 113
Enlistment information
Service Number J/27563
Service Royal Canadian Air Force
Group 1
Squadron 101
Trade Pilot
Country of origin if different Canada
Fellow Servicemen
Adair D K (F/O)
Ireland W V (Sgt)
James R (Sgt)
Winder J S (P/O)
Last Operation information
Start Date 16-06-1944
End Date 17-06-1944
Takeoff Station Ludford Magna
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Sterkrade
Reason for Loss Caught at 20,000 feet by a night fighter and shot down, crashing near Volkel in Holland