Forbes, Gordon Edmund Bruce
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Gordon Edmund Bruce |
Surname | Forbes |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
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Date of Death | 18-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Edmund and Lilian E. B. Forbes, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | NC494 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 56. B. 3. |
Epitaph | HE LIVES FOR EVER IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO LOVE HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 36 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/42195 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 22 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Peter's Church, Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A dedication to the men and women who were killed while serving with 22 OTU during World War 2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-12-1944 |
End Date | 18-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wellesbourne Mountford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Chipping Warden airfield |