Claydon, Gordon William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gordon William |
Surname | Claydon |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Ridley Berry Claydon and Charlotte Elizabeth Claydon, of Walgrave. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND327 |
Markings | HW- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Walgrave Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 228. |
Epitaph | WITH CHRIST; WHICH IS FAR BETTER: PHIL.I.23 (Philippians 1:23, KJV) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 20 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1583071 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
100 Sqn aircraft but entire crew was on the strength of 550 Sqn |
The 550 Squadron ORB incorrectly lists this aircraft as JB604 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/35 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-12-1943 |
End Date | 24-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Climbing away from the airfield after take-off, it collided with a 550 Squadron Lancaster at 12,000 feet, both aircraft crashing at Fulstow, eight miles south of RAF Grimsby |