Lewis, Gwilym John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gwilym John |
Surname | Lewis |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Henry and Linda Elizabeth Lewis, of Mardy. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | LJ450 |
Markings | UG-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ferndale Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot F. Grave 299. |
Epitaph | CARIAD MWY NA HWN NID OES GUN NEB; SEF, BED I UN ROI EI EINIOES DROS EI GYFEILLION (Welsh: 'Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends' - from John 15:13) NB: GUN should read GAN & BED should be BOD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 63 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1317924 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1654 HCU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hill Top Farm, Caythorpe Heath, Lincolnshire *PRIVATE LOCATION * |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of those crew who were killed when their 1654 HCU Stirling LJ450 was shot down by an ME410 Intruder aircraft over Bassingham. Four crew were killed and four bailed out. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-04-1944 |
End Date | 12-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wigsley |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by and Me 410 intruder piloted by Hptm. Deiter Puttfarken, the Staffelkapitan of 5./KG51 over Bassingham, Lincolnshire. Sgts Hamilton, Durham, Howell and Rowland were able to bale out. |