McDonald, Gordon Cameron
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Gordon Cameron |
Surname | McDonald |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Bertram McDonald and Margaret Sutherland McDonald (née McKay). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4105 |
Markings | KM-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gosseliès Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 1. Grave 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 70 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/9524 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Mcdonald Peninsula, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Peninsula |
Memorial Text |
Location | Rue de Crombize, Feluy, Hainaut Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Wall mounted inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | FELUY LE 25-08-1942. D F NICHOLSON GB, L M BEAUMONT C, F HAGGER GB, G C MAC-DONALD C, R G PAGE GB, J V HOLLAND GB, J M RICKARD GB. SONT MORTS POUR LA LIBERTE |
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 25 August 1922 at Eston, Saskatchewan. Killed the day before his 20th Birthday. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/449/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/449/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-08-1942 |
End Date | 25-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Feluy in Belgium, no survivors |