Guthrie, Jerry Taylor
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Jerry Taylor |
Surname | Guthrie |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 29-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas P. and Margaret S. Guthrie, of Acton, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | NP716 |
Markings | EQ-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 1. J. 3-4. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS (John 15:13) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 174 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/29230 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Squadron Motto | For freedom |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1944 |
End Date | 29-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg. 307 aircraft. German night-fighters appeared on the return leg leading to 22 losses (7.2%). This was the first raid on Hamburg for a year and was not well concentrated. The Germans were unable to determine the aiming point from the bombing results. Most of the bombs fell on areas devastated during 1943. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Rolf Ebhardt of 8./NJG 1. Crashed close to Heide, Germany. Ebhardt made three claims on this night. |