Eccles, Raymond Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Raymond Gordon |
Surname | Eccles |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-05-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Eccles and of Rebecca Eccles (Nee Wilson), of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1494 |
Markings | PM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Groningen (Esserveld) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot RW. Row Class 2. Joint grave 3. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 159 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 40759 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to site of former SHQ, Newton, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Statue, Plaque and information board |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Newton from 1940 to 2001 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Miscellaneous Information
Four of the crew survived |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6484 (P359160/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/813/36 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/813/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-05-1941 |
End Date | 16-05-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Newton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (71% moon) |
Operation | Hanover |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak, port engine failed, crashing in Groningen area |