Gordon, Douglas Huntly
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Douglas Huntly |
Surname | Gordon |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Sutton Gordon and Mary Katherine Gordon, of Christ. Church, Canterbury, New Zealand. Nephew and Ward of Ethel Styles, of Christchurch. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3946 |
Markings | KO-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | le Bois Plage-en-Ré Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 5. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 171 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 413408 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
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 |
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-10-1942 |
End Date | 17-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (51% moon) |
Operation | Mining off the west coast of France |
Reason for Loss | Presumed crashed in the target area |