Bottrell, Gerard Alp
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Gerard Alp |
Surname | Bottrell |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Nelson and Anne E. Bottrell, of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW433 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. F. Row A. Grave 15. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 133 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/88402 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 424 (Tiger) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Skipton on Swale, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian personnel who served at RAF Skipton on Swale during WW2, including 424 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-02-1944 |
End Date | 20-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (22% moon) |
Operation | Leipzig |
Reason for Loss | Involved in a collision with another Halifax on the runway. The propeller of the other aircraft hit the rear turret, killing P/O Bottrell. The other crew members were safe. |