Gordon, Donald Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Donald Kenneth |
Surname | Gordon |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-12-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Kenneth Gordon and of Sylvia Maud Gordon, of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Nephew of Air Commodore Robert Gordon, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., R.A.F. (Retd.), of Keyhaven, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5561 |
Markings | LQ-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. E. 6. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 171 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 914176 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11256 (P364999/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-12-1941 |
End Date | 29-12-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (82% moon) |
Operation | Emden |
Reason for Loss | Lost over Germany |