Giddings, Lindsay Vernon
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Lindsay Vernon |
Surname | Giddings |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Earnest and Myrtle Louise Giddings. Husband of Sheila Eileen Giddings, of West Preston, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM636 |
Markings | PO-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen |
Grave Reference | 3. B. 4. |
Epitaph | I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER. SADLY MISSED BY HIS LOVING WIFE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 39 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 419365 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 467 (Australian) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden cabinet |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour remembering all 467 (RAAF) Sqn personnel who failed to return from Ops at RAF Bottesford |
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 Plaques |
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 | Clock and 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 27/1977/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1931/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-09-1944 |
End Date | 24-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Calais |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak over Calais and crashed in the target area |