Gill, Alexander Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Alexander Thomas |
Surname | Gill |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Walter and Teresa Mary Gill. Husband of Elizabeth Susan Gill, of Rayleigh, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM167 |
Markings | GI-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Beck Row (St. John) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row F. Grave 5. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE THAN THIS NO MAN HATH, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 169 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 55220 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 622 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/11 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2138/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-09-1944 |
End Date | 20-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- formation flying practice |
Reason for Loss | Entered a cloud and collided with one of the trainee aircraft (LL802 GI-M). Both aircraft crashed at Wormingford, NW of Colchester, Essex |