Gard, Peter Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Peter Joseph |
Surname | Gard |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sqdn. Ldr. H. A. E. Gard, D.F.C., and Catherine M R. Gard. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | P4948 |
Markings | KN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. E. 14. |
Epitaph | WHITHER SHALL I GO FROM THY SPIRIT? WHITHER SHALL I FLEE FROM THY PRESENCE? R.I.P.(From Psalm 139:7-12) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 168 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41840 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/655/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/655/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-06-1940 |
End Date | 30-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Driffield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (29% moon) |
Operation | Bomb Hochst explosives factory at Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed at Bonn-Lengsdorf |