Gilby, Joseph Norman
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Joseph Norman |
Surname | Gilby |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Stanley Provo Gilby and Emily Gilby. Husband of Irene Ivy Gilby, of Shortlands, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | W1225 |
Markings | PM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brigg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot B. Uncons. Grave 187. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS (Bible - John 15:13) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 39 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 115137 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/814/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/814/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-08-1942 |
End Date | 07-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (23% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the river Humber on its return from Germany |