Gill, Christopher James John
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Christopher James John |
Surname | Gill |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Christopher Noel Gill and Winifred Margaret Gill (née Krikbride), of Queens Avenue, Meols, Hoylake, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster l |
Serial Number | W4826 |
Markings | ZN-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 20. B. 6. |
Epitaph | MOURN NOT, HE IS CROWNED WITH GLORY AND SAFELY HOUSED IN PARADISE WITH ME |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 39 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 125984 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 1922, West Derby, Lancs. |
This was the crew's first operation. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-01-1943 |
End Date | 31-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (32% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Syerston at 0010 hrs detailed to attack targets in Hamburg. Shot down by Marine Flak from Flak. M. Abt.222(Flak ugruko sud) 1./Schw.Flak. Abt.177.(O). 4./Schw.Flak.531(O). 2. and 3./Schw.Flak Abt 615(V). 1./Schw.Flak.Abt.231(O) and 2.Schw.Flak Abt 223 and crashed in flames at the railway station in Imsum at approx. 03.20hrs. The Flak battery noted the time as 02.58hrs near Neunwalde. The crew were initially buried in Geestemunde Cemetery on 4 February 1943 and were reinterred on 5 November 1946. |