Gill, Joseph Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Joseph Thomas |
Surname | Gill |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Michael Joseph and Margaret Agnes Gill. Husband of Dorothy Veronica Gill, of Sandgate, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | JB566 |
Markings | ZN-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 11. E. 7.-11. |
Epitaph | HIS MEMORY LIVES ON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 39 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 425001 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-03-1944 |
End Date | 31-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (45% moon) |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Metheringham at 2227 hrs detailed to attack targets in Nurnberg. Aircraft was intercepted and shot down by an unidentified night fighter. The Lancaster exploded and crashed near Berghausen |