Heaysman, Gordon Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gordon Ernest |
Surname | Heaysman |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-04-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest and Frances Hcaysman, of Three Bridges, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | N2745 |
Markings | WS-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. F. 25. |
Epitaph | THEY SHALL BE MINE, SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS, IN THAT DAY WHEN I MAKE UP MY JEWELS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 180 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 754459 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/7 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/6 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-04-1941 |
End Date | 18-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Cologne |
Reason for Loss | Indicated over radio that they were about to bale out. Crashed close to Koblenz |