Davies, Gordon Atwood Tregaskis
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Gordon Atwood Tregaskis |
Surname | Davies |
Gender | M |
Age | 44 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-05-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Atwood Tregaskis Davies and Elizabeth Emma Davies, of Toorak, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB301 |
Markings | AR-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. L. 21. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE. EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 153 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 400365 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 (Australian) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Clubhouse, Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at Breighton during WW2, including 460 Sqn RAAF |
Location | Junction of Kirmond Rd (B1203) & Orford Rd, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which operated from Breighton and Binbrook 1941-1945 |
Location | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which served at Binbrook between 1941 and 1945 |
Location | Former ATC Signals Square, Brookenby Industrial Estate, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Location | Church of St. Michael & All Angels, Brookenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Miscellaneous Information
Was taken prisoner after his aircraft, PB301, crashed 3rd Feb 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | |
Operation | Bottrop |
Reason for Loss | Died in station sick quarters, Brighton, after being repatriated in May 1945. His death is said to have been due to a ground accident. It is not clear whether this was operational, road traffic accident etc. |