Pickel, Gordon Edgar
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Gordon Edgar |
Surname | Pickel |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
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Date of Death | 12-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Andrew and Addie Rebecca Pickel, of Maidstone, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | X2974 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. R. Grave 300. |
Epitaph | AT THE END OF THE ROAD OF DUTY HE RESTS IN QUIET PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 85 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/87334 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Pickel Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Saltby Airfield, Saltby, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Stone |
Memorial Text | Memories of all comrades who served at Saltby Airfield in World War 11 |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-07-1942 |
End Date | 12-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Saltby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night exercise |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a 25 OTU Wellington and crashed near Newark |