Bird, Gerald Oscar Ladler
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Gerald Oscar Ladler |
Surname | Bird |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 15-05-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Clarence Oscar Ladler Bird and Clarice Rosalie Bird. Husband of Beulah Daphne Bird, of Cosham, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Manchester I |
Serial Number | L7324 |
Markings | OF- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 29. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 9 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 33301 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6467 (P359134/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/5 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/4 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-05-1941 |
End Date | 16-05-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (71% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Last heard on W/T at 2300 hours indicating the starboard engine had failed. Lost at sea. Two bodies were subsequently washed ashore- F/S Hutt was found near Blokhus and Sgt Hannigan was recovered from a beach near Lokken, both places being on the shores of the Skagerrak. |