Gosden, Douglas Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Douglas Charles |
Surname | Gosden |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Edwin and Emily Jane Gosden, of Hythe, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | BD275 |
Markings | -Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 17. H. 24. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WE LOVE IS NOT TO DIE R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 41 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1336609 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Leonard's Church, Hythe, Kent |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of Sgt Douglas Gosden RAFVR, killed op ops over Bremen, 14th September 1942, Aged 20 |
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-09-1942 |
End Date | 14-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 2348. Cause of loss and crash-site not established. |