Gilmer, John Martin
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Martin |
Surname | Gilmer |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hugh and Margaret Gilmer, of Tokoroa, Auckland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley IV |
Serial Number | K9039 |
Markings | MH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dishforth Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 1. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 170 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41690 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 51 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Langdon Brook, Ribble Valley, Lancashire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of Sgt W R Coveney RAF & P/O J M Gilmer RNZAF killed in a crash 30.4.1940 on Dunsop Fell |
Location | Village Hall, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF Snaith Oct 1942 - Apr 1945 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Crest & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Multiple Inscribed Metal Plaques, Propeller Unit |
Memorial Text | In memory of the 687 airmen of 51 Sqn, 4 Gp, Bomber Command who lost their lives flying Halifax bombers Mks 2 and 3 at RAF Snaith between October 1942 and April 1945 |
Location | Stn Church, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 51 Sqn |
Location | Grounds of Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF. In proud and undying memory of all ranks killed or missing 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
He died of his injuries in the Queen Victoria Hospital, Morecambe a day after the crash |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/491/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/491/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-05-1940 |
End Date | 01-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Oslo-Fornebu airfield |
Reason for Loss | Ran out of fuel on return and crashed close to Slaidburn, West Yorkshire. |