Grattan, Gordon Reginald
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Gordon Reginald |
Surname | Grattan |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of William James Grattan and Georgins Gertrude Grattan. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L9175 |
Markings | VE- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kaggevinne Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 2. |
Epitaph | DEEP IN OUR HEARTS YOUR MEMORY IS KEPT WE LOVED YOU TOO DEARLY TO EVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 172 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 39728 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 110 (Hyderabad) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Stone Tablets |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to RAF Wattisham, AAF Station 377 and AAF Station 470 from 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/857/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/857/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-05-1940 |
End Date | 11-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Attacking bridges near Maastricht |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a fighter, crashing at Kaggavinne, near Diest |