Parsons, Gilbert Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gilbert Kenneth |
Surname | Parsons |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Parsons, of Hemel Hempstead. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | DF611 |
Markings | -W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hemel Hempstead (Heath Lane) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. L.A. Uncons. Grave 26. |
Epitaph | SWEET IS THE MEMORY, SILENTLY KEPT, OF HIM WE LOVED AND WILL NEVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 82 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1334357 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 30 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Seighford, Staffrodshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stencilled Wooden Board |
Memorial Text | A dedication to all those who served at Seighford Airfield from 1942 to 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1943 |
End Date | 10-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Seighford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bombing Exercise |
Reason for Loss | Caught fire after crashing into a stone wall after making a forced landing following engine failure. Crashed near Newhaven, alongside the Buxton to Ashbourne road. |