Davis, Gerald Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Gerald Joseph |
Surname | Davis |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Ida Emily Davis. Stepson of Agnes Jane Davis, of Sunderland, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster l |
Serial Number | NF961 |
Markings | LE-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G. Row B. Grave 19. |
Epitaph | EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 27 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 515502 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-10-1944 |
End Date | 18-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed, Possibly due to icing, on Harfa Bank, 3 m NE of Osmotherly, West of Cleveland Hills. |