Sawley, Gordon Harold
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Gordon Harold |
Surname | Sawley |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Andrew Gilbert and Florence Maud Sawley, of Norwood, South Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | N1486 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 111. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 94 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 407951 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 19 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Off A96, Balnageith near Forres, Grampian, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Cairn, Inscribed Metal Plaques & Aircraft Sculpture |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served with 19 OTU, RAF Forres |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-08-1942 |
End Date | 14-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Kinloss |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- combined night cross-country and bombing practice |
Reason for Loss | Crashed almost vertically into the sea off Findhorn, Moray |