Davies, Gordon Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gordon Ernest |
Surname | Davies |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Frank George and Alice Davies, of Netherfield, Nottinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | EB342 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ash (Christ Church) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 133. |
Epitaph | HIS LIFE A FRAGRANT MEMORY, HIS ABSENCE A SILENT GRIEF. MAM AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 27 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1578179 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 81 OTU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-04-1943 |
End Date | 11-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Whitchurch Heath |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Wrecked while making an emergency landing at Moxhall Farm, Acton, close to Nantwich, Cheshire. |