Dumville, Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Gordon |
Surname | Dumville |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of T. Charles Dumville, and of Elsie Dumville (Nee Andow), of Rocanville, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ657 |
Markings | SE-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Row H. Grave 5. |
Epitaph | FATHER IN THY GRACIOUS KEEPING LEAVE WE NOW THY SERVANT SLEEPING |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 158 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/28246 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 431 (Iroquois) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Dumville Creek, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Creek |
Memorial Text |
Location | Race Control Building, Croft Auto Circuit, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Roadside Location, A167, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial topped with metal statue |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Adjacent to A19, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served on 431 Sqn RCAF at RCAF Burn, 1942-1943 |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed metal plaques & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2 including 431 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Old Control Tower, former airfield site, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2 including 431 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-07-1944 |
End Date | 06-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Croft |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Biennais- to attack a flying bomb site. Part of a 542 strong bomber force to attack two V-bomb launch sites and two storage depots. The weather conditions were clear and moonlit. All targets were hit. |
Reason for Loss | Lost control and crashed, catching fire and leading to an explosion. The rest of the crew were admitted to hospital. |