Ellsworth, Gordon Leroy
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Gordon Leroy |
Surname | Ellsworth |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Roy Mac. Ellsworth and Marietta Ellsworth, of Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7745 |
Markings | NP-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oostende New Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 9. Row 4. Grave 39. |
Epitaph | NOT FOR HIMSELF BUT FOR HIS COUNTRY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 160 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/66341 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-09-1942 |
End Date | 11-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf. 479 aircraft, 33 losses (7.1%). PFF used pink pansies to accurately mark the target. 39 businesses in Dusseldorf and a further 13 in neighbouring Neuss were put out of action. Almost 1000 houses destroyed and 19427 people bombed out. |
Reason for Loss | Presumed lost over the sea, possibly close to Vlissingen |