Scott, Gordon Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Gordon Douglas |
Surname | Scott |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sparling and Myrtle Scott, of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK497 |
Markings | -O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 39. Sec H. Row B. Grave 257. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 95 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/140573 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 29 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Gordon Scott Hill, Manitoba; Between White Stone Lake and Waskaiowaka Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Hill |
Memorial Text |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-09-1943 |
End Date | 08-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bruntingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (55% moon) |
Operation | Night exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in sea off Pembrokeshire |