Graham, Gordon Allan
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Gordon Allan |
Surname | Graham |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Melville John Graham and Emma Laura Graham (née Jones), of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Husband of Patricia Evelyn (née Lake), at Brantford, Ontario on 7 November 1941. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | DV284 |
Markings | WS-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 9. F. 18-25. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 41 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/18225 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Gordon was born at Yorkton, Saskatchewan on 13 February 1918. His father was born in Damascus, Ontario and worked as a Salesman and his mother was born in Toledo, Iowa, USA. His father died in 1942. He had two brothers Alexander and Carl. The schools he attended were Central Public 1932-1933 and Crescent Heights High School 1933-1938- both in Calgary. The sports he sometimes joined in were skating, golf and swimming and he enjoyed model aircraft and photography. Gordon worked as a Repair and Shipping clerk for Singer Sewing Machines in Calgary between 1939 and enlistment on 9 April 1941. |
When he had finished his training he was posted to the U.K. and arrived at 14 (P) AFU on 19 January 1943. He then continued to 14 AFU 1 March 1943, 19 OTU on 9 March 1943, 1661 CU on 24 May and 9 Squadron on 8 July 1943. Gordon sadly lost his life on 18 November 1943 from 9 Squadron. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-11-1943 |
End Date | 19-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (59% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak & crashed nr. Leipzig |