Tremblay, David Gerald
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | David Gerald |
Surname | Tremblay |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of David Gerald Tremblay and Katherine Tremblay (née Sherlock), of Elm Creek, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED487 |
Markings | WS-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery |
Grave Reference | II. F. 4. |
Epitaph | GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 108 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/123752 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Tremblay Lake, Manitoba; 10km east of Clifton Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Date of birth 4 Jul 1915. |
Posted in from 1660 HCU 23 May 1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-06-1943 |
End Date | 17-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Uffz. Herbert Hubatsch of 5./NJG5 detached to II./NJG1, his fourth victory) and crashed into at Vorst, near Geel, Belgium |