Callow, Gerald Ivor
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gerald Ivor |
Surname | Callow |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John C. Callow and Flossie C. Callow, of St. Stephen's. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HF517 |
Markings | GS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Truscott United Methodist Chapelyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | HE DIED FOR HIS COUNTRY. BELOVED BY ALL, DEEPLY MOURNED |
Ribbon Stone | 1233 (Block 104, Column 5, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 16 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 3032826 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 83 OTU |
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 Gerald Callow Air Gunner 83 OTU |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-08-1944 |
End Date | 26-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Peplow |
Day/Night Raid | Night (40% moon) |
Operation | Bullseye exercise |
Reason for Loss | On return, collided with another of the unit's Wellingtons (MF589) over Prestwood, Bucks, both aircraft crashing onto the village |