Gilmore, Rae
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Rae |
Surname | Gilmore |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Rae and Winifred Constance Gilmore, of Tauranga, Auckland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LP172 |
Markings | KJ-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 216. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 40 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 425394 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 11 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to village War Memorial, Whittlebury, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crews of LN532 and LP172 who were killed when their aircraft crashed on 29th September 1943 and 6th May 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-05-1944 |
End Date | 06-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Westcott |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Towcester as the exercise was drawing to an end |