Gill, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Gill |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Margaret Gill, of Levenshulme, Manchester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA862 |
Markings | CT-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 10. B. 2. |
Epitaph | REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 39 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1675512 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-02-1944 |
End Date | 20-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Night (22% moon) |
Operation | Leipzig |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at 0243 some 6 Km N of the airfield at Langenhagen. |