Gill, Jack Norman
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Jack Norman |
Surname | Gill |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percy and Emily Gill, of Cobham, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND686 |
Markings | LE-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Coxyde Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | IV. N. 3. |
Epitaph | THE PEOPLE THAT DO KNOW THEIR GOD SHALL BE STRONG, AND DO EXPLOITS" DANIEL XI.32 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 39 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 151989 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-03-1944 |
End Date | 19-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (37% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Adinkerke in West-Vlaanderen 4 Km W of Veurne Belgium. |