Beaver, Gordon Findlay
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Gordon Findlay |
Surname | Beaver |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas John and Isabella Beaver, of Paeroa, Auckland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | L4140 |
Markings | EQ-B Bar |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 115. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 7 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 402237 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-03-1942 |
End Date | 28-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (78% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying, Frisians |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft and crew lost without trace |