Cameron, Gregor
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Gregor |
Surname | Cameron |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander and Janet Colquhoun Cameron, of Blackhall, Edinburgh. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EF502 |
Markings | OJ-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Mazargues Cemetery Extension, Marseille |
Grave Reference | Plot 4. Row C. Grave 61. |
Epitaph | THE PEACE THAT PASSETH UNDERSTANDING BEARS HIM BEYOND OUR KEN AND CARE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 140 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1553854 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
The two air gunners (Sgt D E Cadge and F/S N C H Pilgrim successfully evaded capture and arrived home on 9th July 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1004/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1004/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1944 |
End Date | 11-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive, for the south of France. Codename Pimento 68 |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak from a train at Saint-Rambert and crashed at Saint-Jean-le-Vieux between Lyon and Geneva (and not in the Pyrenees as is often quoted). |