Hancock, Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gordon |
Surname | Hancock |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick and Lucy Jane Hancock, of Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NN715 |
Markings | BQ-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. C. 24. |
Epitaph | INTO THY HANDS, O LORD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 44 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1108260 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Fell into the hands of the Gestapo and was murdered. The shooting was witnessed by a Polish slave worker who later returned to recover Gordon Hancock's tag, which he passed to the Allies. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2044/23 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-02-1945 |
End Date | 22-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Schwerte in the Ruhr Valley |