Gamble, Alfred John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alfred John |
Surname | Gamble |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred E. Gamble and Louisa Gamble, of Eltham, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT524 |
Markings | -C20 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Selby Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 5315. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR ONLY SON, A YOUNG LIFE NOBLY ENDED. GOD REST HIS SOUL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 168 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1391617 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1658 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Skipwith Common, Riccall, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller and inscribed memorial stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those based on Skipwith Common and Riccall RAF base and those who built the Aerodrome. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-09-1943 |
End Date | 07-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Riccall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed NNW of Howden, Yorkshire |