Gilchrist, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Gilchrist |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Margaret Gilchrist, of Glasgow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM735 |
Markings | JI-G2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. B. 17. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 169 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 186330 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 514 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John the Evangelist, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial and RoH |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 514 Sqn who served at RAF Waterbeach 1943-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1981/38 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1978/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-10-1944 |
End Date | 07-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Emmerich. 350 aircraft to bomb this town which was on the Allied right flank and posed a threat after the failure of Operation Market Garden. Clear conditions and the bombing was consequently accurate. 2424 buildings were destroyed and 737 people were killed, 96 of whom were soldiers. 3 aircraft lost |
Reason for Loss |