Caine, Gerrard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gerrard |
Surname | Caine |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George W. Caine and Jane Caine, of Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EF271 |
Markings | EX-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Mazargues Cemetery Extension, Marseille |
Grave Reference | Plot 3. Row D. Coll. grave 5-6. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM (From the poem by Robert Laurence Binyon, "For the Fallen") |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 140 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1525642 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 199 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF North Creake |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-02-1944 |
End Date | 16-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Vergt in Dordogne, France |