Emery, Gerald Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gerald Henry |
Surname | Emery |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry and Emma May Emery, of Walmley, Warwickshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Fairey Battle I |
Serial Number | L5383 |
Markings | PH-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pacy-sur-Eure Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 3. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY. R.I.P |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 161 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580950 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AASF |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/2835 (P354241/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-06-1940 |
End Date | 14-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Sougé, France |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Targets around Evereaux |
Reason for Loss | Shot down at Pacy-sur-Eure |