Gillan, Frank Bruce
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Frank Bruce |
Surname | Gillan |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bruce and Gladys Gillan. Husband of Lorna Mary Gillan, of Preston, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4925 |
Markings | PH-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Winterswijk Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 20. |
Epitaph | BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART: FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 40 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 409042 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-04-1943 |
End Date | 01-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter |