Cornes, Gerald Geoffrey
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gerald Geoffrey |
Surname | Cornes |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-01-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Cecil Gerald and Helen Beryl Cornes, of Taunton, Somerset. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | L7863 |
Markings | BS-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hawkinge Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot N. Sec. A. Grave 779. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 148 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1169609 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 3 GTrgFlt |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11398 (P365174/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-01-1942 |
End Date | 06-01-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Newmarket |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- gunnery training sortie |
Reason for Loss | Port engine cut during climb-out and crashed onto a railway embankment and burst into flames |