Walker, Gordon Boyd
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gordon Boyd |
Surname | Walker |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Gordon Walker and Margaret Boyd Walker, of Newton Mearns. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED662 |
Markings | WS-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Mearns Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. D. Joint grave 181. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 110 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1551590 |
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 27/127/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-04-1943 |
End Date | 07-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (5% moon) |
Operation | Training- bullseye (night evasion exercise) |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Kennyhill near Mildenhall, Suffolk. Believed to have suffered total engine failure |