Hands, Gordon Ernest Deryck
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gordon Ernest Deryck |
Surname | Hands |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest James Hands and Sybil Hands, of Hendon, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB178 |
Markings | EA-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Herbisse Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 7. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 45 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1895656 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
Location | Fiskerton Airfield (Disused) Reepham Rd, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stones with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | RAF Fiskerton. This stone and tree are sited on the airfield in memory of those who served here during World War II |
Location | The National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served on 49 Squadron 1916-1965 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/482/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/482/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-07-1944 |
End Date | 19-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Revigny |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Herbisse |