Hoddle, Gordon Bruce
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Gordon Bruce |
Surname | Hoddle |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George James Hoddle and Eva Gertrude Hoddle, of Pymble, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED942 |
Markings | BQ-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. J. 16. |
Epitaph | A LIFE OF LOVE AND HAPPINESS SACRIFICED FOR FREEDOM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 49 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 413156 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-02-1944 |
End Date | 25-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night |
Operation | Augsburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Türkheim, a largish town on the Wertach |