Provis, Gilbert George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gilbert George |
Surname | Provis |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry William and Emma Bacon, of Ystrad. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster |
Serial Number | EE188 |
Markings | WS-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Treorchy Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot P. Uncons. Grave 44. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 87 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1836365 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-10-1943 |
End Date | 23-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (32% moon) |
Operation | Kassel |
Reason for Loss | Shot about by four Ju88s and a further unidentified enemy aircraft over the target at between 21:11 and 21:17. Damage to fuselage and tail plane and hydraulics became u/s. Mid-Upper gunner was killed and the rear gunner (Sgt A. Birkinshaw) was injured . |