Gardner, Norman William
Personal Information
Rank | WO1 |
Forename(s) | Norman William |
Surname | Gardner |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 07-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Clement Gardner and Mary Elsie Gardner, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | EB134 |
Markings | -L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Irvinestown Church of Ireland Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot 2. Grave 29. |
Epitaph | SLEEP ON, BRAVE HEART |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 168 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/65741 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1663 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-11-1943 |
End Date | 07-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Rufforth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | The crew were instructed to proceed to Marston Moor to land but mysteriously the aircraft was seen over Northern Ireland by several look-out posts before bursting into flames just before midnight. |