Bodycot, Gordon Harry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gordon Harry |
Surname | Bodycot |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry Goude Bodycot and Alice Bodycot, of Leicester. Husband of Sadie Bodycot, of Leicester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME589 |
Markings | UM-D2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schiermonnikoog (Vredenhof) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 105. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0751 (Block 9, Column 8, Row 1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 10 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1624767 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 626 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Sgt Gordon H. Bodycot Age 29 Mid Upper Gunner 626 Sqn Always Remembered |
Location | Main Entrance, Wickenby Airfield, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Metal Scupture, Info Board |
Memorial Text | This memorial commemorates the 1080 aircrew killed on operations with Nos (12B) and 626 squadrons whilst based at Royal Air Force Wickenby 1942-1945, the design and building of the memorial in 1981 was funded by subscription from members of the Wickenby R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-02-1944 |
End Date | 20-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (22% moon) |
Operation | Leipzig |
Reason for Loss | Believed ditched off Frisian Islands |