Pearson, Gilbert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gilbert |
Surname | Pearson |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Gilbert Pearson, and of Rose Pearson, of Bishopston, Glamorgan. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND642 |
Markings | HW-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 1. Z. 5-7. |
Epitaph | THROUGH DIFFICULTIES TO THE STAR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 83 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1337855 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-03-1944 |
End Date | 25-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night fighters and crashed at Ellenburg in the Rhineland |