Schultz, Gerhard Edgar Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Gerhard Edgar Herbert |
Surname | Schultz |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. W. F. Scultz, of Alice, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM493 |
Markings | SR-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. B. 34-35. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 94 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/86922 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 101 |
Trade | Special Duties Operator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary & St. Peter's Church, Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Standard & Roll of Honour in wooden bookcase |
Memorial Text | In memory of 101 Squadron 1943-45 based at RAF Ludford Magna |
Location | Village Centre, Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Brass plaque on adjacent bench |
Memorial Text | In memory of 101 Squadron 1943-45 based at RAF Ludford Magna |
Location | The White Hart PH, Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal on external wall of PH |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 101 Squadron 1943-45 |
Location | The National Aboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Monument |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to all those who served on 101 Squadron, and honours those who made the ultimate sacrifice. We will remember you. |
Miscellaneous Information
ABC duties |
Mr. K. Scott, a 101 Squadron veteran from Kings Lynn, who knew Schultz well, relates that he joined 101 at Ludford in October 1943, sharing hut 13 with Mr Scott and his crew. A quiet Canadian from Medicine Hat City, he was always playing ‘Red River Valley’ on his mandolin. He joined the crew for their twelfth mission on 8 October to Hanover, take-off 2250, returning after 5 hours and 40 minutes. Schultz went tofinish his tour with another crew while Mr Scott’s crew went on leave on 24 February 1944, and soon after Schultz was killed. |
Gerhard was Jewish, yet his gravestone bears a cross, almost certainly because he concealed his religion in case he was captured. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/803/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/803/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-04-1944 |
End Date | 28-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Ludford Magna |
Day/Night Raid | Night (29% moon) |
Operation | Friedrichshafen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Oblt. Wilhelm Johnen of 6./NJG5, his 17th victim. The Lancaster crashed at Oberwinden, near Elzach. |