Gundry, Donald Charles
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Donald Charles |
Surname | Gundry |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harris Musgrove Gundry and Ethel Purland Gundry. Husband of Quetta Joyce Gundry, of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM589 |
Markings | JO-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Omerville Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 1. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS. EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 43 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 417833 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Of the surviving crew, two evaded capture and three became PoW |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-07-1944 |
End Date | 25-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | St Cyr |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Omerville |