Gage, John Watson
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Watson |
Surname | Gage |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry and Minnie Louise Gage, of Peterborough, Northamptonshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA902 |
Markings | JO-D D-Dog |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 206. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 38 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 151085 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-01-1944 |
End Date | 03-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (52% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night fighter and shot down over Holland, crashing onto what is now the reclaimed area of Noordoostpolder |