Gunning, Frank Vivian
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank Vivian |
Surname | Gunning |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank Victor and Florence Gunning, of Bridport, Dorsetshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | R3747 |
Markings | LS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Malleville-les-Gres Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | DEATH MAY HIDE BUT CANNOT DIVIDE (Quote from Vince Havner American Clergyman) |
Ribbon Stone | 0824 (Block 10, Column 1, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 174 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580613 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Sgt J.V. Gunning Oberver Blenheim R3747 KIA 12.6.1940 XV Sqn |
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/202/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/202/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-06-1940 |
End Date | 12-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Attack motor transport reported at Le Bourget |
Reason for Loss | Shot down at Malleville-les-Gfres |