Gregory, Cyril Elvett
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Cyril Elvett |
Surname | Gregory |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Alfred and Christina Gladys Gregory, of Pontygwaith, Glamorgan. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EE913 |
Markings | EX-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. B 16. |
Epitaph | NOT JUST TODAY BUT EVERY DAY IN SILENCE WE REMEMBER. REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 173 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 576245 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 199 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF North Creake |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-08-1943 |
End Date | 28-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Nuremberg. 674 aircraft, 33 losses (4.9%). H2S marking was used and, given the difficulties experiences with Oboe equipment in recent raids, the crews were ordered to drop a 1000lb bomb on Heilbronn using the equipment to check its functionality. Nuremberg was clear and PFF marking was accurate but significant creepback set in and PFF were unable to correct it because, once again, they had difficulties with their H2S sets. Many of the bombs fell in open countryside SSW of the city. 65 people were killed on the ground. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Füttersee, Germany |