Hodgson, Gordon Ross
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Gordon Ross |
Surname | Hodgson |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry and Violet Elizebeth Hodgson, of Toronto, Ontario. Canada. Husband of Doreen Hodgson, of Toronto. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB723 |
Markings | VR-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Clichy Northern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 16. Row 13. Grave 15. |
Epitaph | LOVE'S GREATEST GIFT, REMEMBRANCE. WIFE DOREEN AND LOVED ONES |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 183 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/24087 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-07-1944 |
End Date | 05-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Villeneuve St Georges- to attack railway yards. Part of a 282 strong bomber force to attack railway yards at Orléans and Villeneuve St Georges. Both were accurately hit but with the loss of 25 aircraft in all (8.9%). |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak |