Davison, Gordon Hudson
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Gordon Hudson |
Surname | Davison |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Hudson Davison and Margaret Jane Davison, of Redcar. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Manchester I |
Serial Number | R5838 |
Markings | OL-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Redcar Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot N. Row 8. Grave 9. |
Epitaph | KILLED IN ACTION. "HIS CORSE TO EARTH RETURNED; HIS SPIRIT SOUGHT THE STARS" |
Ribbon Stone | 0337 (Block 4, Column 24, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 27 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 936543 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 83 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating 83 Sqn Lancaster, one of the Pathfinder Sqn's operating from RAF Wyton 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Michaels's Church, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Plaque & 83 Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | This Chapel was furnished by members and friends of 83 Pathfinder Sqn and is dedicated to the memory of those airmen who lost their lives on flying operations from RAF Coningsby in WWII |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13292 (P367719/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-04-1942 |
End Date | 13-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Badly damaged by enemy fire, killing the rear gunner. Subsequently written off due to damage to wings and flaps |