Gillingham, Eric Thornton
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Eric Thornton |
Surname | Gillingham |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of R.S.M. James Gillingham, The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, and Lily Thornton Gillingham. Husband of Margaret Gillingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PD201 |
Markings | PH-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Market Weighton Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 28G. Grave 7. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 40 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 184908 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-12-1944 |
End Date | 16-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Ludwigshafen - I.G. Farbenindustrie chemical works |
Reason for Loss | Crashed & exploded at Holbeach Drove Lincs |