Cumming, Gordon Farrell
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gordon Farrell |
Surname | Cumming |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Edythe Pearl Elizebeth Cumming, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JP204 |
Markings | ZU-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. Row A. Grave 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 151 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | U/199090 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1664 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside location, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone obolisk, metal sculpture and information board |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RAF Croft during WW2, including 1664 HCU |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men of the Royal Canadian Air Force who served at RAF Dishforth during WW2, including 1664 HCU |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-10-1944 |
End Date | 02-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Flew into the ground at high speed with the port outer engine on fire. Crashed at Galphay, WNW of Ripon, Yorkshire. Three were able to bale out |