Munro, Gordon Chapman
Personal Information
Rank | WO2 |
Forename(s) | Gordon Chapman |
Surname | Munro |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Kathleen Munro. Husband of Mary Service Munro, of Vermilion, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EF151 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 139. |
Epitaph | WE LITTLE THOUGHT WHEN FROM HOME HE WENT HE'D NE'ER RETURN AGAIN. LOVING WIFE MARY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 77 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/150829 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1661 HCU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-01-1944 |
End Date | 21-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Winthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | An engine failed, then the undercarriage would not lower correctly and finally the aircraft became difficult to control |