Gain, Andrew Macfarlane Harrison
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Andrew Macfarlane Harrison |
Surname | Gain |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph Harrison Gain and Winifred Macfarlane Gain, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK512 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pershore Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot Q. Grave 405. |
Epitaph | NOR WERE THEY BLIND TO THE DANGER, JUST AND NOBLE WAS THEIR RESOLVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 38 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/21254 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 23 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-01-1943 |
End Date | 15-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Pershore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- bullseye exercise |
Reason for Loss | Engine seized and the Wellington came down at Orton-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire |