Bradley, Gordon Clark
Personal Information
Rank | WO1 |
Forename(s) | Gordon Clark |
Surname | Bradley |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Gordon Finkle Bradley and Mary Toschuk Bradley (Clark), of Manitou, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | ED645 |
Markings | PM-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4A. K. 6. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 12 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/80038 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Bradley Point, Manitoba; On the eastern bank of McDennon Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Point |
Memorial Text |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Miscellaneous Information
Gordon was born on 1 February 1909 at Manitou. His father, who was deceased by the time of Gordon's enlistment, was born at Lansdowne, Ontario and was a Barrister in his own Law Practice. His mother was born in Leith Scotland, also deceased. He had a married sister Mrs. Kathleen Beatrice Bough, and a brother Harold W. Bradley. Gordon attended Manitou Public school 1915- 1925, at Kelvin HIgh, Winnipeg 1925-1926, followed by Success Business College 1929. His hobby was shooting and sport interests, hockey, swimming, baseball,, golf, badminton, lacrosse etc. During 1926 he worked as a Tinsmith’s assistant and as a construction labourer. He then worked for C.N.R. Between 1927 -1940 as an Office Boy, then as a Stenographer, and finally as a Claims Agent. |
He enlisted on 21 October 1940. After initial training he was posted to the U.K. and arrived at 3 PRC in January 1942, followed by 7 AGS 7 March 1942, 16 OTU 5 May 1942, 29 OTU 29 June 1942, 101 Squadron 18 August 1942 and 103 Squadron on 10 May 1943. Gordon sadly lost his life on 3 August 1943, |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-08-1943 |
End Date | 03-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down, crashing south of Harburg |