Blandford, Gerald Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Gerald Edward |
Surname | Blandford |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Lionel and Grace Emma Blandford, of Leigh-On-Sea, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB127 |
Markings | KO-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 17. C. 8-10. |
Epitaph | TREASURED MEMORIES OF OUR DEAR SON. DEEP IN OUR HEARTS HIS MEMORY WE KEEP |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 132 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 153468 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/892/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/892/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-08-1944 |
End Date | 13-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (30% moon) |
Operation | Braunschweig. 379 aircraft, 27 losses (7.1%). This was an experimental raid with no PFF marking to determine how accurate an H2S only raid could be. The raid was not a success and bombing was very scattered. The local report classifies it as a heavy raid nonetheless. |
Reason for Loss |