Ansell, Gerald
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Gerald |
Surname | Ansell |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Elizabeth Sophia Ansell. Husband of Ellen Winifred Ansell, of Birkenhead. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PD316 |
Markings | VN-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 23. C. 17. |
Epitaph | BEYOND THE FRAIL & FLIMSY SCREEN THAT GOD HAS HUNG BETWEEN US AND THE WORLD UNSEEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 3 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 198616 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Birchwood Way, Birchwood Estate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Inscribed Marble Obolisk |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Air Crews and Ground Staff who gave their lives whilst serving with No 50 Squadron and No 61 Squadron, 5 group, Bomber Command The Royal Air Force 2nd World War 1939 to 1945. No 50 Squadron "From defence to attack" Operated from Waddi |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Stone |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Skellingthorpe. My brief sweet life is over, My eyes no longer see, No Christmas Trees, No summer walks, No pretty girls for me, I've got the chop - I've had it, My nightly ops are done, Yet in another 100 years I'll still be twenty one. R |
Miscellaneous Information
In 1978 the Royal Netherlands Air Force recovered human remains of two members of the crew of Lancaster ED706. It was not possible to make a positive identification of these men and they are buried in Plot 22 Row F Graves 8-9 of Groesbeek Canadian War Ceme |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/489/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/489/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-02-1945 |
End Date | 09-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Skellingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (17% moon) |
Operation | Ladbergen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over Ladbergen probably by Hptm Raht |