Gould, Gordon James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gordon James |
Surname | Gould |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
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Date of Death | 11-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick James Gould and Maude Elizabeth Gould of Alphington, Victoria, Australia. Husband of Doris Gould, of Bairnsdale, Victoria. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pembroke Dock (Llanion) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. T. Non-Conformist. Grave 198. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE REMEMBER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 171 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1785 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 10 |
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Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Melbourne, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial Stone & Plaque |
Memorial Text | No 10 Squadron, 4 Group Bomber Command, WWII 1939-1945. This memorial was erected at the entrance to the former RAF Station Melbourne by ex Members and Friends of the Squadron to honour the memory of all personnel who died in the service of their Country |
Location | Melbourne Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Runway Light in Concrete Base |
Memorial Text | Let this landing light be a memorial to all those 1,000 aircrew and 120 aircraft that left this very point never to return so that we may return again and again in freedom to enjoy York Motor Sport Park |
Miscellaneous Information
According to the York Minster RoH he was with 102 Sqn but all other sources quote 10 Sqn. CWGC has no record either way. He was also said to be stationed at RAF Pembroke Dock yet neither 10 nor 102 Sqns were based there. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
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Reason for Loss | Tragically killed in an air raid while on marriage leave in Pembroke. His new wife was slightly injured. |