Denman, Gilbert Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gilbert Charles |
Surname | Denman |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Date of Death | 17-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Reginald A. Denman and A. Agnes Denman, of East Croydon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB678 |
Markings | HW-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Croydon (Mitcham Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot F. Sec. 4. Grave 20449. |
Epitaph | SINCERE AND TRUE IN HEART AND MIND A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY LEFT BEHIND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 28 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1319761 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Squadron Motto | Sarang tebuan jangan dijolok (Malay - Don't let anyone attack the hornet's nest) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Waithe Farm, Waithe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Stone & Inscribed Brass Plaques |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Lancaster HW-NF JB678 crashed in this area on the 16th December 1943 returning from a raid on Berlin |
Location | St. Nicholas's Church, Grainsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crews of two Lancaster Bombers which collided over Grainsby on the 17th December 1943 while returning from a raid over Germany |
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1943 |
End Date | 17-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1646hrs. On return from operation, in circuit collided with Lancaster III JB674 HW-Q of 100 Sqd. Both aircraft falling to earth at 0040hrs near Grimsby. |