Guthrie, Lindsay Leonard
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Lindsay Leonard |
Surname | Guthrie |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Date of Death | 09-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William George and Lilly Guthrie, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG239 |
Markings | CF-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 20. B. 6. |
Epitaph | IN LIFE LOVED AND HONORED, IN DEATH REMEMBERED. HIS MEMORY A DAILY THOUGHT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 43 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/29986 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Squadron Motto | We avenge |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Guthrie Bay, Manitoba; The northernmost reach of Baldock Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Bay |
Memorial Text |
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Miscellaneous Information
From ORB: “Operations: 22 aircraft were detailed to attack the target – WANNE KICKEL. Weather conditions on the outward journey were very bad, with 10/10ths cloud all the way. When over the target area, cloud was still very bad even up to 20,000 ft. Owing to this fact accurate bombing by visual means was not possible, and all the aircraft bombed by H2S or Gee. One of our aircraft “H” was seen over the target area loosing height with its wheels down, and this aircraft was later reported missing from this Operation. Results of this attack could not be assessed. Altogether two of our aircraft failed to return from this Operation.” |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-11-1944 |
End Date | 09-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Wanne-Eickel |
Reason for Loss | Lost over Germany in very poor weather conditions. |