Bourdon, Gregory Ross
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Gregory Ross |
Surname | Bourdon |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Zepherin and Doris K. Bourdon, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA875 |
Markings | DX-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. K. 14. |
Epitaph | INTO THE MOSAIC OF VICTORY ARE PLACED THESE PRECIOUS JEWELS, OUR SONS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 11 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/18164 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/40 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/39 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-09-1943 |
End Date | 24-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (25% moon) |
Operation | Mannheim |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Worms-Weinsheim. Parts of this aircraft were excavated in 1994 |