Gilby, Fred
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Fred |
Surname | Gilby |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Edith Gilby, of Hull. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | T2973 |
Markings | ES-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 6. B. 15-17. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS ALL, OUR ALL, FOR FREEDOM. LOVING PARENTS. "MIZPAH" - OLWEN (Hebrew: Watchtower - or May God watch over You) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 169 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 939525 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7489 (P360383/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/13 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/12 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-07-1941 |
End Date | 09-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Munster |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Neuss, Germany |