Gynane, John
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Gynane |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Edwin and Alice Ann Gynane, of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB851 |
Markings | PH-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 280. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0040 (Block 1, Column 11, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 43 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/95297 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/169/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/169/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-01-1945 |
End Date | 08-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (36% moon) |
Operation | Munchen |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace. |