Gould, Francis Edwin
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Francis Edwin |
Surname | Gould |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold Victor and Winifred Elizabeth Gould. Husband of Jean Milton Gould, of Clifton Gardens, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM548 |
Markings | JO-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot RR. Grave 41. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0622 (Block 7, Column 24, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 41 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 433522 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In honour of Flt Sgt F.E. Gould 463 Sqn RAAF |
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/15 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-02-1945 |
End Date | 21-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (68% moon) |
Operation | Gravenhorst |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak over occupied Holland while taking part in an attack on the Mitterland canal |