Cheetham, Gerald Harry
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Gerald Harry |
Surname | Cheetham |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry Cheetham, and of Lillie May Cheetham (Nee Le Roy), of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Frances Gertrude Cheetham (Nee McCagg), of Ottawa. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DK166 |
Markings | MP-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. F. 19. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 143 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/3491 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 76 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Behind old Main Guardroom, former Holme On Spalding Moor Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In Remembrance of the aircrew members from the UK,Australia,New Zealand,Canada and Norway,who gave their lives in the cause of freedom in operational sorties against the enemy from 76 Sqn 1941-1945 and to the ground personal who lost their lives by enemy |
Location | All Saints Church, Holme On Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour within Wooden Box with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | S G Window In memory of 76 Sqn R.A.F / Roll of honour In memory of those members of 76 Sqn R.A.F who were killed on active service 1939-1954 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/651/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/651/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-06-1943 |
End Date | 25-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Holme-on-Spalding-Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (48% moon) |
Operation | Wuppertal. 630 aircraft, 34 losses (5.4%). An attack on the Elberfeld half of the town- the Barmen half having been devastated a month ago. PFF marking was accurate but creepback was more evident than normal. A post-war British survey suggest that 95% of the Elberfeld half was destroyed. Approximately 1800 deaths, 300 homes destroyed and 171 businesses knocked out. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed at Lövenich, west of Cologne, Germany |