Gall, Robert Strachan
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Strachan |
Surname | Gall |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Reid Gall, and of Annie Gall, of Edinburgh. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED420 |
Markings | JO-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. H. 26. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 38 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 134066 |
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 27/1921/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-12-1943 |
End Date | 24-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over the eastern suburbs of Berlin, crashing at Kaulsdorf |