Cheesman, Gordon Roy
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Gordon Roy |
Surname | Cheesman |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Florence Roy and Clarissa Belva Cheesman, of Forget, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB779 |
Markings | VR-B B-Brick Bradford |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 245. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 143 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/38713 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-12-1944 |
End Date | 07-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Osnabrück. 453 aircraft, 8 losses. The first major raid on this target in more than two years. The railway yards were only partly damaged but the Teuto-Metallwerke munitions factory was hit. 39 people were killed |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |